McNeill Surname
Approximately 40,123 people bear this surname
McNeill Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Neil(l: v. Neil(l
McNeill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27,015 | 1:13,417 | 1,663 |
| England | 4,356 | 1:12,791 | 1,886 |
| Australia | 4,093 | 1:6,596 | 971 |
| Canada | 3,857 | 1:9,553 | 1,434 |
| Scotland | 3,568 | 1:1,501 | 271 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,514 | 1:734 | 122 |
| New Zealand | 967 | 1:4,683 | 751 |
| Ireland | 527 | 1:8,935 | 1,217 |
| South Africa | 252 | 1:214,991 | 22,657 |
| Wales | 116 | 1:26,677 | 2,762 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,303 | 1:1,924 | 369 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,804 | 1:2,075 | 379 |
| England | 493 | 1:49,443 | 6,050 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,736 | 1:13,442 | 1,726 |
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
(Scottish) The son of Naill or Neil (champion).
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.
McNeill Demographics
McNeill Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacNeill | 93 | 6,090 | / |
| McNeille | 93 | 27 | / |
| McNeil | 92 | 55,274 | / |
| McNell | 92 | 201 | / |
| McNill | 92 | 81 | / |
| MacNeille | 88 | 79 | / |
| Macnieill | 88 | 4 | / |
| Maacneill | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacNeil | 86 | 16,233 | / |
| McNiell | 86 | 133 | / |
| McNeail | 86 | 61 | / |
| Macnell | 86 | 33 | / |
| MacNill | 86 | 3 | / |
| McNeiel | 86 | 3 | / |
| McNille | 86 | 2 | / |
| McKnell | 86 | 0 | / |
| McNil | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mcnel | 83 | 11 | / |
| MacNeall | 80 | 186 | / |
| MacNiell | 80 | 11 | / |
| MacKneil | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mac'neil | 80 | 6 | / |
| MacKnell | 80 | 2 | / |
| Macknill | 80 | 1 | / |
| McNielle | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacNuell | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacNeiil | 80 | 1 | / |
| McNeal | 77 | 25,299 | / |
| McNiel | 77 | 2,646 | / |
| McNeel | 77 | 1,877 | / |
| McNail | 77 | 382 | / |
| MacNel | 77 | 7 | / |
| McNile | 77 | 3 | / |
| Macnil | 77 | 3 | / |
| McKinnell | 75 | 1,118 | / |
| McKennell | 75 | 68 | / |
| MacNeal | 71 | 884 | / |
| MacNeel | 71 | 81 | / |
| MacNiel | 71 | 78 | / |
| MacKinnell | 71 | 70 | / |
| McNeale | 71 | 43 | / |
| MacNall | 71 | 29 | / |
| Macnail | 71 | 15 | / |
| Macnoel | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maknill | 71 | 4 | / |
| MacNeld | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makneil | 71 | 2 | / |
| McAnnel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macnuel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macknel | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCannel | 67 | 74 | / |
| MacNaull | 67 | 24 | / |
| MacNeale | 67 | 22 | / |
| McNal | 67 | 10 | / |
| MacKnail | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macnicel | 67 | 1 | / |
| McNul | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacNl | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacNeltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matkneil | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKneal | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacNowel | 67 | 0 | / |
| McNol | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacKniel | 67 | 0 | / |
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McNeill Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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