The Boyles surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,156 people carried this name — #3,236 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,869 in 2000.

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In print

Boyles in American newspapers,
1915–1924.

Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Boyles
The Glasgow Courier 1915-05-07
Newspaper page from The Independent-reporter carrying the name Boyles
The Independent-reporter 1924-06-26
Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Boyles
The Glasgow Courier 1915-03-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Boyles in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

2,156 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boyles. The most, 402, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 826
Tasmania 502
Victoria 496
Queensland 229
Western Australia 52
South Australia 45
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boyles.

Who carried it

People named Boyles,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Boyles 1822–1895 · politician
  • Samuel A. Boyles 1841–1919 · judge
  • Virgil Dillin Boyles 1872– · writer
  • Harry Boyles 1911–2005 · baseball player
  • Heather Iris Hobart 1923–
  • Marion Enoch Boyles 1925–1992 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Boyles,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States766 records

766 records of the Boyles name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 445
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 151
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 60
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 33
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melvin P. Boyles

    Born 1919 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Fort McClellan; sales clerk from Franklin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Russellville, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Boyles

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hamburg from Boulogne, aged 40; laborer. From London, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry Lee Boyles

    Born 1948; from Foster, Missouri. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 766 records for Boyles in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia163 records

163 records of the Boyles name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 57
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 49
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 17
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 13
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Michael Boyles

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Lady Franklin, sailing from Norfolk Island in 1845. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Thomas Boyles

    Died 1919 in Kings Wharf, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1919.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Boyles

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Harpley, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 163 records for Boyles in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada29 records

29 records of the Boyles name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 23
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rob Boyles

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Moravian, landing at Halifax, bound for St. Catharines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Corsini Boyles

    Died 1960; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Viola Mae Boyles

    Died 1970 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, aged 70.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 29 records for Boyles in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Boyles name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Laura Jane Boyles

    Will proved in 1941; of Swansea, Glamorgan.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. A. Boyles

    Norfolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Boyles

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Boyles in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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