Gilboy

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Gilboy (plural Gilboys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilboy is the 39717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Gilboy is most common among White (94.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilboy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.