McNiely Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McNiely 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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McNiely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

McNiely 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)

McNiely Last Name Facts

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

McNiely occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McNiely? popularity and diffusion

The surname McNiely is the 14,316,765th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. McNiely occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McNiely live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McNiely is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 100 percent are found.

McNiely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McNiely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNiely last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNiely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

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