Boylan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Baoighealláin (“descendant of Baoigheallán”), a diminutive of Baoigheall, a personal name composed of the elements baoth (“vain, foolish”) + geall (“pledge, token”).

Proper noun

Boylan (plural Boylans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boylan is the 5533^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6280 individuals. Boylan is most common among White (93.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boylan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210.

Anagrams

• Baylon