McNeilly Surname

117,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,899 people bear this surname

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

McNeilly 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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McNeilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3601:153,58415,746
Australia6721:40,1725,189
Northern Ireland5591:3,301653
Canada5311:69,3897,957
England4301:129,57712,857
Scotland2271:23,5852,631
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
Wales381:81,4356,830
Grenada181:6,030654
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4901:9,0411,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1181:31,7222,652
England81:3,046,92180,371
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

McNeilly 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)

(Celtic) Son of Fileadh = the Bard, Poet [Irish Mac-an-Fhiledh ( fh mute) —mac, son + an, of the + the genit. Of fileadh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McNeilly Last Name Facts

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

The last name McNeilly is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNeilly? popularity and diffusion

The surname McNeilly is the 117,964th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,869,081 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of McNeilly are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,360 people, or 1 in 153,584. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent live.

McNeilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNeilly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNeilly last name expanded 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 5,375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McNeilly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McNeilly last name is primarily Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States McNeilly are 19.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McNeilly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 82.35% more than the national average, earning 631,076 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $56,474 CAD per year.

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