O'Neal Forename

355,721st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

O'Neal Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: Of the chief’s line.

O'Neal Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
89%
 
3401:1,066,28521,867
Barbados-351:8,280981
Trinidad and Tobago
96%
 
301:45,3814,173
Philippines
93%
 
261:4,077,28874,793
South Africa
100%
241:2,272,19464,564
Jamaica-201:144,1615,419
Guyana
100%
171:44,8984,357
United States Virgin Islands-131:8,4421,163
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
Kenya-81:5,788,38930,473
England
100%
81:6,950,36556,418
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Venezuela
100%
31:10,067,298111,314
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Egypt
100%
11:91,900,94653,283
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731

O'Neal (13,743) may also be a surname.

O'Neal Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: Of the chief’s line.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

O'Neal Forename Popularity

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ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Neale924/
O'Neall923/
O'Nel914/
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O'Niel8392/
O'nell8317/
O'Neel831/
O'Nele831/
O'Nael831/
Onel8010,468/
O'Neill77231/
O'niell7710/
O'Nelle774/
Osnel733,233/
Oniel732,733/
Onell73658/
Gonel73395/
Otnel73248/
Honel73198/
Onael73153/
Ognel73119/
Onoel7366/
Onnel7361/
Oneel7341/
Onuel7320/
Ohnel7310/
Omnel739/
Oneld737/
O'Nil737/
Oinel737/
Ounel734/
Uonel733/
Oneul731/
Oynel731/
A'Nel731/
O'Neille712/
Hosnel6762/
Gonell6750/
Onniel6750/
Oniell6748/
Honiel6739/
Osnell6735/
Othnel6733/
Hotnel6729/
Honell6726/
Ouniel6715/
Honnel6711/
Ognell6710/
Onnell679/
Onl679/
Otnell677/
Honoel677/
Ottnel675/
Gonnel675/
Oneell674/
Osnelt674/
Ohniel674/
Honael673/
Ohnell672/
Honuel672/
Onegli672/
Goinel672/
D'Anel672/
Onnuel671/
Hoinel671/
Ohnnel671/
Ojniel671/
Omneel671/
Omnell671/
Ounell671/
Oanial671/
Onaell671/
Aonoal671/
Honeld671/
Honeel671/
Otneel671/
Osneel671/
Ousnel671/
Oum'el671/
Ouneel671/
Oynuel671/
Oynell671/
Gohnel671/
Gounel671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Neal