Needle Surname

210,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Needle Surname Definition:

A trader's sign-appropriate to a tailor,

Needle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2201:297,09727,478
England5261:105,92811,076
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada461:800,99162,809
Wales371:83,6366,963
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Needle (25) may also be a first name.

Needle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A trader's sign-appropriate to a tailor,

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Neele, Neale, Neal, from the Norman personal name Nigel; from Nigellus, a diminutive of L. niger, black.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Needle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Needle occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Needle.

How Common Is The Last Name Needle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 210,207th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,710,563 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Needle are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 297,097. In The United States Needle is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Needle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Needle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Needle surname expanded 2,440 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 740 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Needle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Needle are 2.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.69% registered with the party.

The amount Needle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.88% more than the national average, earning R 600,948 per year; in United States they earn 35.48% more than the national average, earning $58,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $44,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Needles921,491/
Needler92775/
Needley9237/
Nejedle926/
Needlet920/
Nedle913/
Needless8621/
Neyedley865/
Nejedley862/
Ngedle831,073/
Nedley83464/
Nedele83128/
Nedler83114/
Neadle8392/
Neidle8381/
Niedle8334/
Neděle8318/
Neddle8314/
Needly833/
Nedles832/
Nedile831/
Nedlea831/
Nyedle831/
Naedle830/
Nejedlá771,881/
Nejedlý771,764/
Nejedly77413/
Neidler77109/
Neyedli7781/
Neadley7776/
Neyedly7775/
Nejedli7718/
Nejedla7716/
Needlay7713/
Neadles7713/
Gnedler778/
Nedlett778/
Neddles777/
Neydler776/
Neidley775/
Nedelle771/
Neidlet770/
Neadlee770/
Neudler770/
Neadele770/
Niedley770/
Nedlley770/
Naedley770/
Neadler770/
Neddler770/
Neadlie770/
Nadle73145/
Nidle7335/
Nydle7322/
Nodle7310/
Nedli736/
Nedly735/
Nedla733/
Niejedli7156/
Niejedla717/
Needella711/
Noddle67166/
Nödler67100/
Nädele6791/
Nädler6790/
Nadley6738/
Nodley6733/
Neidla6723/
Neadly6719/
Nidler6717/
Nédler679/
Nhedla679/
Naddle677/
Neydli677/
Neadli673/
Nidley673/
Niddle672/
Nadlee671/
Nejdly671/
Ngedli671/
Nadlie671/
Neydly671/
Nhedly671/
Nedloy671/
Nadlei671/
Nidlet670/

Search for Another Surname

Needle Reference & Research

Needle One-name Study - A profile of the Needle surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Needle FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Needle
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis