O'Niel Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

O'Niel Surname Definition:

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

O'Niel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
England281:1,989,93178,001
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Curaçao41:39,312638
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4271:57,0856,751
Scotland991:37,8102,945
Wales541:29,0451,617
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3161:15,1441,944

O'Niel (92) may also be a first name.

O'Niel 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'Niel Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Niel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of O'Niel click here.

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

The last name is the 1,239,697th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of O'Niel are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. O'Niel is also the 992,070th most common forename globally. It is borne by 92 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States O'Niel is primarily found in: Michigan, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

O'Niel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Niel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Niel surname fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Niel Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount O'Niel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.47% more than the national average, earning $65,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.68% less than the national average, earning $38,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Niell92295/
Oniel91690/
O'Nil916/
O'Nel912/
O'Neil8325,898/
O'Neal8313,743/
Oniell83331/
O'Neel8394/
O'Nell8350/
O'Nele8319/
Ohniel838/
O'Nill837/
Onniel833/
Oiniel832/
Honiel831/
Oniehl830/
Onel801,874/
Onil80624/
O'Neill77121,191/
O'Neale77716/
O'Neall77222/
O'Neell773/
Honniel771/
O'Nelle771/
Ojhniel771/
Oinniel770/
Aniel732,559/
Gonel73853/
Onell73512/
Oneel73311/
Honel73185/
Ongil73140/
Otnil7371/
Onael7360/
Onill7321/
Otnel7318/
Osnel7315/
Gonil7314/
Honil7312/
Onțel739/
Oñiel738/
Osnil738/
Oinel736/
Oneld735/
Oinil734/
Ounil733/
Onoel732/
Onuel731/
Onnil731/
Onnel731/
Onehl731/
Oneul731/
Onesl731/
O'Neille7113/
Gonell671,952/
Haniel671,488/
Gounel67297/
Hounil67113/
Omnell6775/
Ohnell6751/
Gonnel6739/
Honell6739/
Anniel6739/
Onl6716/
Hosnel6715/
Oneell6715/
Auniel6712/
Onnell678/
Hohnel677/
Honnel675/
Othnel674/
Ongill674/
Osnell673/
Oynele673/
Aniell672/
Goniol671/
Honill671/
O'Cennell671/
Osnnel671/
Goneel671/
Ahniel671/
Ayniel671/
Honeld671/
Eaniel671/
Gonill671/
Honelt671/
Hosnil671/
Onelll670/
Otnell670/
Onneel670/

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