McNeigh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

McNeigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNeigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

McNeigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name McNeigh is found most in Northern Ireland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNeigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McNeigh reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 205,004. In Northern Ireland McNeigh is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Northern Ireland this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found.

McNeigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNeigh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNeigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNigh921/
McNegh920/
McNigth861/
Mcinnegh8058/
McKnigth802/
McInnigh801/
McNuig770/
McNeic770/
McNagh770/
McNaig770/
McNaugh7114/
McNough713/
McKnigt713/
McNeick711/
McKnihgt672/
McNaugth671/
McQunaig671/
McKinneg671/
McKnigtt670/
McGinnig670/
McKennig670/
McKinnig670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McNeigh
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