O'Nell Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

O'Nell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Nell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

O'Nell (17) may also be a first name.

O'Nell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Nell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Nell occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Nell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. O'Nell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 110 percent of O'Nell live; 70 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. O'Nell is also the 2,694,839th most common given name on earth, held by 17 people.

The surname O'Nell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States O'Nell is most prevalent in: California, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

O'Nell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Nell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Nell last name rose 126 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Nell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the O'Nell last name is chiefly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

O'Nell earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.42% more than the national average, earning $67,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Neill92121,191/
O'Niell92295/
O'Neall92222/
O'Neell923/
O'Nelle921/
Onell91512/
O'Nel912/
O'Neille8613/
O'Neil8325,898/
O'Neal8313,743/
Gonell831,952/
Oniell83331/
O'Niel83187/
O'Neel8394/
Omnell8375/
Ohnell8351/
Honell8339/
O'Nele8319/
Oneell8315/
Onnell838/
O'Nill837/
Osnell833/
Onelll830/
Otnell830/
Onel801,874/
Onll801/
O'Cennell801/
O'Neale77716/
Honnell77122/
Gonnell7746/
Hosnell7716/
Huonell773/
Oonnell773/
Hognell771/
Onnoell771/
Gounell770/
Goynell770/
Hohnell770/
Homnell770/
Hounell770/
Anell732,129/
Gonel73853/
Oniel73690/
Oneel73311/
Honel73185/
Onael7360/
Onill7321/
Otnel7318/
Osnel7315/
Onțel739/
Oinel736/
O'Nil736/
Oneld735/
Onyll732/
Onoel732/
Onesl731/
Onëll731/
Onnel731/
Oneul731/
Onuel731/
Onehl731/
Ocinnell710/
Housnell710/
Hanell67419/
Annell67301/
Gounel67297/
Amnell67237/
Ahnell67222/
Agnell6766/
Gonnel6739/
Onl6716/
Hosnel6715/
Ganell6710/
Ohniel678/
Hohnel677/
Honnel675/
Othnel674/
Ongill674/
Atnell673/
Anuell673/
Onniel673/
Oynele673/
Aniell672/
Anaell672/
Oiniel672/
Honeld671/
Honill671/
Eunell671/
Ainell671/
Honiel671/
Eanell671/
Gonill671/
Honelt671/
Onegli671/
Osnnel671/
Goneel671/
Asnell670/
Aunell670/
Oniehl670/
Onneel670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 O'Nell
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