About the Boïl Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Boyl surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Boïl is a branch of the Boyl name tree. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Descendant of Baoigheall”.

Before spelling was fixed, Boyl was also written Boïl. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. In the Spanish register, Boïl appears 106 times as a first surname and 113 times as a second one. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Boïl is counted in both positions. 171 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Boïl name at birth.

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