Neat Surname

272,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Neat Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. (i) 'the neat,' trim, tidy; the Frenchnet, clean, pure, (a) The 'neat' (Icel. nauf), an ox, a cow (v. Neatherd); compare Bull and Bullock.

John Net et Avice uxor ejus, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Neat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7781:465,88639,683
England3871:143,97413,910
Turks and Caicos Islands481:715106
Australia471:574,37741,856
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Wales221:140,66110,115
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Neat (1,017) may also be a first name.

Neat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. (i) 'the neat,' trim, tidy; the Frenchnet, clean, pure, (a) The 'neat' (Icel. nauf), an ox, a cow (v. Neatherd); compare Bull and Bullock.

John Net et Avice uxor ejus, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Neyt, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Henricus Naute, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Naute, 1379: ibid.

1592. Matthew Neate and Ursula Taylor: Marriage Lic. (London).

1770. Married — John Bambridge and Sarah Neate: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Companion, Vassal, Tenant [Old English ge)neát] 2 a nickname from the animal [Old English neát, ox, cow] (A.French-Latin) Neat, Tidy [French net-te; Latin nitidus]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who cultivated a yardland (about 30 acres), or half a yardland, the middle class of English villagers.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Anglo-Saxon neat, Cattle, or a beast. 2. The Anglo-Saxon personal name, rendered illustrious by St. Neot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Net. Reginald de Niz or Nits, Normandy 1180-05 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John and Avicia Net, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Gilbert and John de Nes (Ib.). See Neats.

The Norman People (1874)

Neat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neat is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Neat.

How Common Is The Last Name Neat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,809th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,110,481 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Neat live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Neat is also the 251,832nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,017 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 778 people, or 1 in 465,886. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 30 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and The Turks and Caicos Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Neat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neat last name expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neat surname are 30.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.03% registered with the party.

The amount Neat earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.47% more than the national average, earning R 488,280 per year; in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nejat8936,721/
Neate892,637/
Neath891,452/
Nehat8952/
Neyat8950/
Neatt8927/
Neats8917/
Neast899/
Gneat891/
Ngeat891/
Neeat890/
Net8656,237/
Nat8644,225/
Nea864,194/
Neaths805/
Neihat804/
Nejhat802/
Neatte802/
Nehatt801/
Neyatt801/
Neyyat801/
Nejath801/
Neateh801/
Neyats801/
Nehats801/
Nuieat801/
Neathe800/
Neaatt800/
Nath751,341,688/
Nhat75108,589/
Nget7553,371/
Neya7524,302/
Nait7522,786/
Neha7518,373/
Neja759,869/
Nate759,337/
Natt754,736/
Nett754,625/
Nast753,866/
Neth753,660/
Hnat752,650/
Neyt752,188/
Gnat751,978/
Nete751,814/
Nets751,761/
Naet751,729/
Neaz751,724/
Nest751,634/
Neas751,621/
Naut751,606/
Naat751,291/
Ngea751,225/
Nead751,145/
Niat751,110/
Nyat751,029/
Neet75790/
Nhea75753/
Neah75577/
Nuet75558/
Nayt75521/
Neut75464/
Niet75395/
Ngat75393/
Noet75323/
Neot75175/
Nyet75174/
Neia75166/
Naht75146/
Najt75120/
Neap75118/
Nats7550/
Njat7541/
Gnet7540/
Neea7533/
Naït7530/
Nadt7521/
Neit7520/
Nhet7516/
Nnet7516/
Niea7514/
Nnat7513/
Neht7512/
Gnea7512/
Neua758/
Natd758/
Neae757/
Natp757/
Naãt755/
Nedt754/
Naît754/
Hnea752/
Natì752/
Nnea751/
Neđa751/
Nâat751/
Hnet751/
Naât751/
Neșa751/
Nehatte734/
Nehaite731/
Nooieat731/
Nuiheat731/
Niehaut730/
Na67617,357/
Nejad6743,081/
Ne6713,369/
Nault678,955/
Nathe677,698/
Najat675,032/
Nehad673,619/
Nhete672,998/
Natte672,269/
Nouet672,138/
Nauth671,617/
Neyaz671,561/
Ngeya671,421/
Nahat671,168/
Nette671,130/
Gnadt671,091/
Nuiat67987/
Nacht67970/
Nawet67921/
Nnate67825/
Njate67813/
Nheya67765/
Nayet67691/
Neste67685/
Neyas67653/
Nethe67616/
Nayat67576/
Neuts67572/
Neutz67558/
Nauts67468/
Gnate67452/
Neyts67428/
Neads67404/
Hnath67380/
Niyat67360/
Nieth67333/
Naath67324/
Niedt67297/
Nnete67287/
Neith67286/
Ngiat67276/
Neias67267/
Nehah67263/
Neite67260/
Nihat67254/
Najit67236/
Natås67225/
Neist67218/
Neute67215/
Neidt67214/
Nayot67180/
Nijat67176/
Nyath67168/
Naths67158/
N'Ait67146/
Gnatt67145/
Nahut67145/
Nathz67143/
Hnatt67137/
Gnatz67124/
'Nate67119/
Natth67115/
Neach67108/
Nejah67108/
Noyat6794/
Ngaet6791/
Naust6788/
Netts6786/
Naith6783/
Nayit6780/
Niyet6778/
Neutt6770/
Neudt6770/
'Nete6770/
Noyet6769/
Neuah6767/
Nasht6761/
Nhate6760/
Gnest6757/
Nautz6751/
Najet6750/
Naudt6745/
Neote6743/
Nnath6743/
Neyte6739/
Nathh6739/
Naitt6739/
Nayut6739/
Ngeha6738/
Neust6737/
Neyah6736/
Nettz6734/
Neydt6734/
Ngait6733/
Naett6732/
Niate6729/
Nyatt6729/
Nuiet6729/
Noiat6728/
Neijt6727/
Ngnet6727/
Gnedt6727/
Neasz6726/
Natch6726/
Nehia6726/
Neeth6725/
Nayts6725/
Najut6724/
Nejit6723/
Naate6723/
Nyiat6723/
Naiat6723/
Ngoet6722/
Najot6721/
Necht6720/
Nowet6720/
Nesst6719/
Neash6719/
Nuyet6719/
Nyoat6719/
Netch6718/
Nahtz6718/
Hniat6717/
Gneth6717/
Ngeja6716/
Naats6716/
Nejst6716/
Gnete6716/
Neyap6715/
Naitz6715/
Nujat6714/
Neyst6714/
Naist6713/
Neova6713/
Nadth6712/
Nyiet6712/
Gneit6712/
Neszt6712/
Natsh6712/
Nieja6712/
Neyth6712/
Ne'ea6712/
Naiet6712/
Neyaa6711/
Natts6711/
Ngaut6710/
Neits6710/
Neiaz6710/
Gneya679/
Neiht678/
Nejet678/
Neott678/
Hneah678/
Neiap678/
Nathp677/
Neete677/
Neuha677/
Nyett677/
Nheap676/
Needt676/
Nohea676/
Natht675/
Neiah675/
Netsh675/
Nneja675/
Nethd675/
Neuet675/
Neowa675/
Nesht675/
Naits674/
Nathd674/
Ngett674/
Najht674/
Nujet674/
Niath674/
Nauet674/
Neagy674/
Neyad674/
Nejaa674/
Naiit674/
H'Nat673/
Nehya673/
Njatt673/
Nieah673/
Noeya673/
Nyeth673/
Niast673/
Nehatova673/
Nieya673/
Gneyt672/
Nheth672/
Neahs672/
Neeja672/
Neets672/
Nahth672/
Neass672/
Naytt672/
Njhat672/
Neyha672/
Gniat672/
Neeaz672/
Gneja672/
Niazt672/
Nneth672/
Nuyat672/
Hnats672/
Neuth671/
Ngaat671/
N'Att671/
Neett671/
Neasd671/
Neaua671/
Nestt671/
Nettp671/
Ngatt671/
Nhait671/
Nueth671/
Noiet671/
Hnate671/
Niaht671/
Nneya671/
Neeaa671/
Hnaut671/
Nojat671/
Najtë671/
Naiot671/
Nahst671/
Nahts671/
Naëtt671/
Naïts671/
Natgy671/
Nastė671/
Neiau671/
Neeas671/
Neşte671/
Nește671/
Neyet671/
Naast671/
Naatt671/
Naayt671/
N'Gat671/
N'Ate671/
Niaat671/
Nnest671/
Niett671/
Nuțea671/
Nyazt671/
Gnast671/
Nuett671/
Neeia671/
Naiht671/
Neahd671/
Neyut671/
Ngeet671/
Nieia671/
Nayst671/
Najtp671/
Nejau671/
Neyau671/
Neezt671/
Nattp671/
Njath671/
Nhuet671/
Niatt671/
Hneya671/
Hnyat671/
Gnaat670/
Neoit670/
Neyht670/
Nieht670/
Naedt670/
Netth670/
Gneht670/

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