Guilfoyle

English

Alternative forms

• Gilfoyle
• Guilfoil

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Phóil (“son of St. Paul's follower”), from mac + giolla + Pól.

Proper noun

Guilfoyle (plural Guilfoyles)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guilfoyle is the 16427^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1751 individuals. Guilfoyle is most common among White (92.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Guilfoyle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 99.