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Where Does The Last Name MacNeill Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

MacNeill is most common in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of MacNeill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNeill? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 80,041^st most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,196,641 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of MacNeill are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061^st most numerous forename internationally It is held by 19 people.

MacNeill is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 2,581 people, or 1 in 14,276. In Canada MacNeill is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 28 percent reside, Prince Edward Island, where 17 percent reside and British Columbia, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Canada this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

MacNeill Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of MacNeill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacNeill surname rose 11,211 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacNeill Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacNeill last name are 1.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount MacNeill earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning R 210,768 per year; in United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $51,521 CAD per year.