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

McNelley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNelley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 546,286th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname McNelley occurs predominantly 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 McNelley is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 686,475. In The United States McNelley is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 16 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Alabama, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

McNelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McNelley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNelley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McNelley last name are 3.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.74% being registered with the 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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