Origins of the Boyle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 519North West 232Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 431East Midlands 72West Midlands 95East 160London 1780South East 264South West 147South Wales 38Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boyles lived in london

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    75,000 Boyle Travel & migration records
    63,000 Boyles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boyle

    How common is your surname?

    544th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Boyle surname. The oldest one dates back to .

    Who were Boyles most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Boyle first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Boyles

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Boyles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    215

    Domestic Servant

    195

    Housekeeper

    177

    Hawker

    172

    Cotton Weaver

    167

    Common male occupations for Boyles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    554

    General Labourer

    474

    Dock Labourer

    206

    Carter

    181

    Tailor

    175

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