Neagle Surname

165,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,615 people bear this surname

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

Neagle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten eagle,' i.e. at the eagle, a sign-name with initial N borrowed from the prefix (v. Roebuck for other instances of sign-names); compare Nelmes, Nash, Nangle, &c.

1673-4. John Falkon and Susanna Neagell: Marriage Alleg.

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Neagle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6591:218,48021,238
England3221:173,03715,826
Australia2811:96,07010,909
French Polynesia1471:1,910372
Wales521:59,5105,360
Canada421:877,27667,671
Scotland271:198,29010,618
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1231:36,0153,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:102,48710,363

Neagle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten eagle,' i.e. at the eagle, a sign-name with initial N borrowed from the prefix (v. Roebuck for other instances of sign-names); compare Nelmes, Nash, Nangle, &c.

1673-4. John Falkon and Susanna Neagell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1679. Martin Neagle, in the Rebecca, for Virginia: Hotten s Lists of Emigrants.

1702. Married — George Holland and Elizabeth Neagle: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a contraction of Atten-Egle= At the (Sign of the) Eagle [Early Middle English at þen egle—O.French aigle, Latin aquila, an eagle] (Teutonic) a variant of Nagle, Nagel, q.v.

Sir R. Matheson gives Neagle as a variant of Nagle in Ireland (variant & Syn. Surn. Irel., p. 56). (Anglo-Latin) a variant of Nigel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Nagel; from the German, Niegel; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Form an old Germainic word meaning 'nail'.

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Neagle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neagle occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Neagle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neagle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,618th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,786,824 people. The last name Neagle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Neagle reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Neagle is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,659 people, or 1 in 218,480. In The United States Neagle is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Neagle exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Neagle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neagle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neagle surname expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Neagle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Neagle last name are 17.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neagle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning $60,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neagley92145/
Neagles92106/
Neagele923/
Neagler920/
Nagle9129,341/
Negle9182/
Neyangle861/
Nagler837,343/
Naugle834,929/
Nangle833,106/
Nagele832,503/
Negele832,150/
Negley831,706/
Nagles831,498/
Naegle83861/
Nagley83385/
Nagile83319/
Negler8398/
Naigle8392/
Naglee8369/
Naglie8347/
Neagli8337/
Naggle8321/
Negles8316/
Neigle837/
Neglie837/
Naglea834/
Negile833/
Naglez833/
Gnagle833/
Naagle832/
Nuegle831/
Neglee831/
Neogle831/
Niagle831/
Nasgle831/
Neglet831/
Nyegle831/
Neugle830/
Neagly830/
Neggle830/
Neegle830/
Naglle830/
Neglez830/
Naugler771,284/
Naugles77130/
Naglets7789/
Nangley7771/
Naigles7750/
Neigler7735/
Naggles7735/
Negless7727/
Naguele7726/
Nyagleh7716/
Naggler7715/
Nhegele7710/
Neglets7710/
Nagelle779/
Nanglea776/
Nanglei775/
Naguile774/
Nyagele773/
Naghele772/
Naegley772/
Naughle772/
Nagless772/
Neguele772/
Neygles772/
Nagille771/
Nyeghle771/
Negelle771/
Nauggle771/
Niegley771/
Neaggly771/
Neugles771/
Nageele771/
Nacgles771/
Ngnagle771/
Nyangle771/
Gnagele771/
Nagayle771/
Nageyle771/
Neygler771/
Niagele771/
Naiglet770/
Naiglie770/
Naggele770/
Neighle770/
Neigles770/
Negleey770/
Niangle770/
Naygles770/
Neghley770/
Neugler770/
Nagla731,976/
Nagli73547/
Negli73374/
Nägle7380/
Nagly7370/
Negly7340/
Nigle7328/
Negla7317/
Naglé736/
Nygle730/
Nagiller71320/
Gnaguele7160/
Neighley7127/
Nyanglee719/
Nyangleh715/
N'Yaghle714/
N'Yahgle714/
Nageller711/
Neguille711/
Nawegele711/
Neagglys711/
Naghlher711/
Najegele711/
Gneguele711/
Gnaguile711/
Nhaguele711/
Neighlie710/
Neighler710/
Negiller710/
Nägele675,894/
Naglaa67862/
Naglis67801/
Naglyy67305/
Neghli67228/
Nyagli6798/
Négele6775/
Naghel6764/
Niggle6752/
Ngnaguele6742/
Neglay6736/
Naghli6729/
Nangli6728/
Neggli6725/
Nagliy6719/
Neglis6715/
Naigla6715/
Gnagli6713/
Neigla6713/
Naglya6710/
Negliz6710/
Nagail679/
Niagla679/
Naglla678/
Nigles678/
Nougle675/
Naghla675/
Nygler673/
Nigele672/
Nigile672/
Naegli672/
Nigler672/
Nigley672/
Négler672/
Nangly671/
Nagayl671/
Naggli671/
Naagli671/
N'Egly671/
Neghly671/
Neggly671/
Naggly671/
Nigleh671/
Naglay671/
Nanglé671/
Naglip671/
Naglit671/
Nagloi671/
Naguilles671/
Neghel671/
Nhagli671/
Niglet671/
Nágele671/
Nāgele671/
Nygley671/
Gnigle671/
Neigly670/
Niglie670/
Nageel670/

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Neagle Reference & Research

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