Boyle

== English == === Etymology === As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”). As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔɪl === Proper noun === Boyle A surname from Irish. Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher. A place name: A town in County Roscommon, Ireland. A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Boyle is the 866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39,921 individuals. Boyle is most common among White (93.52%) individuals. === References === René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Condé-sur-Noireau, Éditions Charles Corlet, 1996, p. 68 === Further reading === “Boyle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Boley, obley