O'Neel Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

O'Neel Surname Definition:

O'NEIL: The descendants of Neil, that is, the powerful or mighty.

O'Neel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

O'Neel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

O'NEIL: The descendants of Neil, that is, the powerful or mighty.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Neel Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Neel occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 1,918,812th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of O'Neel reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 21 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Minnesota, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

O'Neel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Neel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Neel surname fell 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Neel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Neel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.97% more than the national average, earning $73,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Neell923/
Oneel91311/
O'Nel912/
O'Neil8325,898/
O'Neal8313,743/
O'Niel83187/
O'Nell8350/
O'Nele8319/
Oneell8315/
Oneiel831/
Goneel831/
Onneel830/
Onel801,874/
O'Neill77121,191/
O'Neale77716/
O'Niell77295/
O'Neall77222/
O'Neile77144/
O'Nneil771/
Oneiell771/
O'Nelle771/
O'Neial770/
O'Neild770/
Honneel770/
Oneal7349,323/
Oneil7332,563/
Aneel732,468/
Gonel73853/
Oniel73690/
Onell73512/
Honel73185/
Onael7360/
Otnel7318/
Osnel7315/
Onțel739/
Onyel737/
O'Nil736/
Oinel736/
Oneld735/
Oenel734/
Eneel733/
Onoel732/
Onehl731/
Onesl731/
Oneul731/
Oneyl731/
Onnel731/
Onuel731/
O'Neille7113/
O'Neilll717/
O'Nneill715/
Honeisel713/
O'Neiill711/
O'Nealle710/
O'Neiall710/
Honeyell710/
Oneill6759,329/
Gonell671,952/
Oneall67395/
Oniell67331/
Oneale67322/
Gounel67297/
Oneile67144/
Omnell6775/
Onieal6765/
Ohnell6751/
Honell6739/
Gonnel6739/
Goniel6727/
Hoenel6720/
Onl6716/
Hosnel6715/
Ooneil6711/
Ganeel6711/
Onneil679/
Ohniel678/
Onnell678/
O'Nail677/
O'Nill677/
Hohnel677/
Oneial675/
Honnel675/
Oineil675/
A'Neal674/
Othnel674/
Eneșel674/
Ooneal673/
Otneal673/
Onniel673/
Osnell673/
Oynele673/
Gonyel672/
Onneal672/
Aneyel672/
Oiniel672/
Oneiil671/
Oneild671/
Onouel671/
Heneel671/
Honeld671/
Honiel671/
Goneal671/
Atneel671/
Gonuel671/
Honelt671/
Honeyselt671/
Onegli671/
Oniyel671/
Osnnel671/
O'Cennell671/
O'Noil671/
Haneel671/
Goneil671/
Aneeal671/
Aneejl671/
Aneelh671/
Onelll670/
Otneil670/
Otnell670/
Oneihl670/
Ohneil670/
Ongeal670/
Oniehl670/
Amneel670/

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