McNeely Surname

33,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McNeely Surname Definition:

MACNEILLIE, Macnillie, Macneilly, Macnelly: A Galloway surname. Probably from Irish Mac an Fhileodh or Mac an Fhilidh, 'son of the poet file, a name almost peculiar to N. E. Ulster-(Woulfe). Duncan M'Nely was a witness in Wigtownshire, 1426 (RMS.

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McNeely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,4141:23,5152,954
Canada1,0511:35,0584,488
England1411:395,16427,358
Ireland1311:35,9462,960
Northern Ireland911:20,2752,435
Scotland601:89,2306,335
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Samoa91:21,534479
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2091:21,1962,428
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0581:24,4023,040

McNeely (23) may also be a first name.

McNeely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACNEILLIE, Macnillie, Macneilly, Macnelly: A Galloway surname. Probably from Irish Mac an Fhileodh or Mac an Fhilidh, 'son of the poet file, a name almost peculiar to N. E. Ulster-(Woulfe). Duncan M'Nely was a witness in Wigtownshire, 1426 (RMS., II, 185). A composition was made with Ranald Maknely in Galloway, 1473 (ALHT., I, p. 9). James M'Neillie was retoured heir of Adam M'Neillie of Auchairne in Carrick, 1671 (Retours, Ayr, 572), and Thomas McNeillie appears in Ayr, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 672). McKneillie 1686. In 1684 (Parish) spelled: McNielie, McKnilie, McKnily, McNaall, McNeelie, McNili, McNilli, McNillie, McNily, and McNyly. Now often shortened to Neil in Galloway.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McNeely Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McNeely Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McNeely is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McNeely? popularity and diffusion

The surname McNeely is the 33,875th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 465,004 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 105 percent of McNeely live; 105 percent live in North America and 105 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The last name McNeely is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 15,414 people, or 1 in 23,515. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States McNeely is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

McNeely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNeely has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 37 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 316 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNeely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McNeely surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount McNeely earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $41,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,613 CAD per year.

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McNeely Reference & Research

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