Neary Surname
Approximately 13,549 people bear this surname
Neary Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish Náradhach (nepotic form O’Náradhaigh—dh mute) [cp. Irish nár, good, happy + adhach, prosperous, lucky]
Neary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,741 | 1:53,769 | 6,438 |
| England | 2,887 | 1:19,300 | 2,752 |
| Ireland | 1,967 | 1:2,394 | 452 |
| Canada | 719 | 1:51,246 | 6,183 |
| Australia | 347 | 1:77,797 | 9,086 |
| Scotland | 272 | 1:19,683 | 2,305 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| Israel | 104 | 1:82,285 | 9,899 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Northern Ireland | 41 | 1:45,001 | 3,962 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,556 | 1:2,847 | 538 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 611 | 1:39,894 | 5,070 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:106,949 | 5,179 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,041 | 1:48,241 | 5,509 |
The alternate forms: Néary (1) are calculated separately.
Neary (168) may also be a first name.
Neary Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish Náradhach (nepotic form O’Náradhaigh—dh mute) [cp. Irish nár, good, happy + adhach, prosperous, lucky]
Ó Nádradhaigh A north Connacht name. MIF 189
(Irish) Grandson of Naradhach (happy, prosperous).
Neary Demographics
Average Male Neary Height
177.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Neary Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neary Come From? nationality or country of origin
Neary is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Néary. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neary? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,819th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 537,866 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Neary live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Neary is also the 705,855th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 168 people.
Neary is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,741 people, or 1 in 53,769. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.
Neary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Neary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neary last name rose 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 473 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 777 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Neary Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Neary last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Neary last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Neary earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning R 178,140 per year; in United States they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $48,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $50,244 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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