McNeill Surname

13,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,123 people bear this surname

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

McNeill Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Neil(l: v. Neil(l

McNeill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,0151:13,4171,663
England4,3561:12,7911,886
Australia4,0931:6,596971
Canada3,8571:9,5531,434
Scotland3,5681:1,501271
Northern Ireland2,5141:734122
New Zealand9671:4,683751
Ireland5271:8,9351,217
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Wales1161:26,6772,762
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
France391:1,703,147154,208
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway151:342,81932,589
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belize11:355,4743,977
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,3031:1,924369
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,8041:2,075379
England4931:49,4436,050
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7361:13,4421,726

McNeill (85) may also be a first name.

McNeill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Neil(l: v. Neil(l

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of Naill or Neil (champion).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Contracted from Mac Niall, 'Niall’s Son'. This is a name of Celtic origin, meaning 'champion', but it was adopted by the Scandinavians at a very early period, and largely used by them. It has been a famous name in Celtic history from the time of NIALL of the Nine Hostages, who reigned over Ireland from 384 to 411 a.d., to that of Hugh O’Neil, Earl of Tyrone, in Queen Elizabeth's reign. The Egilla Saga says that one Nial, or Neil, was King of Man in a.d. 914. The name Bathric Athanman Unal, 'Patrick Adamnan O'Nei', is found on a cross in Maughold. The Flateyan MS. mentions 'Thorkel, the Son of Neil', in 1229.

It is much commoner in the north, where it is often pronounced Kraayll, than in the south of the island.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McNeill Last Name Facts

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

McNeill is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNeill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,897th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 181,630 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of McNeill reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 85 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 27,015 people, or 1 in 13,417. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States McNeill exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

McNeill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNeill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNeill surname expanded 723 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 884 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 77 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,289 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNeill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McNeill last name are 8.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McNeill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.47% more than the national average, earning 468,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.38% more than the national average, earning R 412,020 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $42,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNeill936,090/
McNeille9327/
McNeil9255,274/
McNell92201/
McNill9281/
MacNeille8879/
Macnieill884/
Maacneill881/
MacNeil8616,233/
McNiell86133/
McNeail8661/
Macnell8633/
MacNill863/
McNeiel863/
McNille862/
McKnell860/
McNil8312/
Mcnel8311/
MacNeall80186/
MacNiell8011/
MacKneil808/
Mac'neil806/
MacKnell802/
Macknill801/
McNielle801/
MacNuell801/
MacNeiil801/
McNeal7725,299/
McNiel772,646/
McNeel771,877/
McNail77382/
MacNel777/
McNile773/
Macnil773/
McKinnell751,118/
McKennell7568/
MacNeal71884/
MacNeel7181/
MacNiel7178/
MacKinnell7170/
McNeale7143/
MacNall7129/
Macnail7115/
Macnoel714/
Maknill714/
MacNeld713/
Makneil712/
McAnnel711/
Macnuel711/
Macknel711/
McCannel6774/
MacNaull6724/
MacNeale6722/
McNal6710/
MacKnail672/
Macnicel671/
McNul671/
MacNl671/
MacNeltt671/
Matkneil671/
MacKneal670/
MacNowel670/
McNol670/
MacKniel670/

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McNeill Reference & Research

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