McNelly Surname

179,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,376 people bear this surname

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

McNelly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1421:169,21517,125
England1471:379,03426,619
Canada791:466,40040,200
Scotland501:107,0767,147
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Scotland321:116,9765,458
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:79,5868,390

McNelly Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNelly is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of McNelly.

How Common Is The Last Name McNelly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,531st most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,067,149 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of McNelly live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,142 people, or 1 in 169,215. In The United States McNelly is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 8 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

McNelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNelly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNelly surname increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McNelly last name is predominantly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States McNelly are 15.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount McNelly earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning $64,718 CAD per year.

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McNelly Reference & Research

McAnally FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McAnally FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McNelly
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