McNelley Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McNelley 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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McNelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5281:686,47554,517
Australia531:509,35338,491
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

McNelley 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)

McNelley Last Name Facts

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

The last name McNelley occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNelley? popularity and diffusion

McNelley is the 546,286th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname McNelley is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of McNelley reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 686,475. In The United States McNelley is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 16 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Alabama, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

McNelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McNelley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNelley surname expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNelley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McNelley surname are 3.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

McNelley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,488 USD per year.

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