McNeilley Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

McNeilley 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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McNeilley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

McNeilley 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)

McNeilley Last Name Facts

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

The last name McNeilley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of McNeilley.

How Common Is The Last Name McNeilley? popularity and diffusion

The last name McNeilley is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. McNeilley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McNeilley live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States McNeilley is mostly found in: Colorado, where 39 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Illinois, where 15 percent are found.

McNeilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McNeilley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McNeilley surname contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNeilley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McNeilley are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

McNeilley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,759 USD per year.

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