Gilboy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Giolla Bhuidhe (“descendant of the blond lad”), from giolla (“lad”) and buidhe (“yellow”).
Proper noun
[edit]Gilboy (plural Gilboys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilboy is the 39717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Gilboy is most common among White (94.94%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilboy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.