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    The surname Gilboy

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 553 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G410

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilboy is more common than 75.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Giolla Bhuidhe (“descendant of the blond lad”), from giolla (“lad”) and buidhe (“yellow”).

    Gilboy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 553 people named Gilboy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 558,310 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 508.

    #39,717
    rank among US surnames
    553
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.9%
    change since 2000 (was #40,552)

    Who is named Gilboy

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Gilboy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gilboy come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Giolla Bhuidhe (“descendant of the blond lad”), from giolla (“lad”) and buidhe (“yellow”).
    How common is the surname Gilboy?
    553 people in the United States had the surname Gilboy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 558,310 Americans. It ranked 39,717th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gilboy?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gilboy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Gilboy?
    Gilboy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Gilboy getting more or less common?
    More common. 508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 553 in 2010, up 8.9%.