McNiel Surname

164,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McNiel Surname Definition:

The son of Niel (which see).

McNiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5611:141,53014,692
Jamaica1111:25,8552,037
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2531:14,7951,660
England1491:163,59314,057
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3401:37,4774,441

McNiel (79) may also be a first name.

McNiel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Niel (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Contracted from Mac Niall, 'Niall’s Son'. This is a name of Celtic origin, meaning 'champion', but it was adopted by the Scandinavians at a very early period, and largely used by them. It has been a famous name in Celtic history from the time of NIALL of the Nine Hostages, who reigned over Ireland from 384 to 411 a.d., to that of Hugh O’Neil, Earl of Tyrone, in Queen Elizabeth's reign. The Egilla Saga says that one Nial, or Neil, was King of Man in a.d. 914. The name Bathric Athanman Unal, 'Patrick Adamnan O'Nei', is found on a cross in Maughold. The Flateyan MS. mentions 'Thorkel, the Son of Neil', in 1229.

It is much commoner in the north, where it is often pronounced Kraayll, than in the south of the island.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McNiel Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNiel is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McNiel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNiel? popularity and diffusion

McNiel is the 164,010th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,754,175 people. The last name McNiel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McNiel are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McNiel is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 79 people.

McNiel is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,561 people, or 1 in 141,530. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 34 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States McNiel exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

McNiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McNiel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNiel surname rose 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McNiel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McNiel last name are 11.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.47% registered with the party.

The amount McNiel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.08% less than the national average, earning R 82,992 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.57% more than the national average, earning $58,909 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNiell92133/
MacNiel9278/
McNil9112/
Mcnel9111/
MacNiell8611/
McNielle861/
MacKniel860/
McNeil8355,274/
McNeal8325,299/
McNeel831,877/
McNail83382/
McNell83201/
McNill8381/
MacNel837/
Macnil833/
McNeill7740,123/
MacNeel7781/
McNeale7743/
Macnell7733/
MacNeld773/
MacNill773/
McNille772/
McAnnel771/
Macknel771/
Makniel771/
Macnuel771/
McKnell770/
McNal7310/
MacNl731/
McCannel7174/
McNeille7127/
MacKnell712/
MacNeltt711/
MacNuell711/
Macknill711/
McKinnell671,118/
McKennell6768/
MacKinnel6735/
Maknil6711/
MacInl672/
MacKinnell6370/
McKinle628/
Maknill624/
McKinnle571/
Masknl501/
Maknyl501/

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