O'Niell Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

O'Niell Surname Definition:

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

O'Niell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Australia481:562,41041,290
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

O'Niell (10) may also be a first name.

O'Niell 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'Niell Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Niell is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 904,049th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. O'Niell is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of O'Niell live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. O'Niell is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name O'Niell is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England O'Niell is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 16 percent reside, East Sussex, where 15 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

O'Niell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Niell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 61 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Niell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Niell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 98.03% more than the national average, earning $85,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oniell92331/
O'Niel92187/
O'Nell9250/
O'Nill927/
O'Neill86121,191/
O'Neall86222/
O'Neell863/
O'Nelle861/
Oniel83690/
Onell83512/
Onill8321/
O'Nil836/
O'Nel832/
O'Neille8013/
O'Neil7725,898/
O'Neal7713,743/
Gonell771,952/
O'Neel7794/
Omnell7775/
Ohnell7751/
Honell7739/
O'Nele7719/
Oneell7715/
Ohniel778/
Onnell778/
Ongill774/
Onniel773/
Osnell773/
Oiniel772/
Aniell772/
Honiel771/
Honill771/
Gonill771/
Onelll770/
Oniehl770/
Otnell770/
O'Cennell751/
Onel731,874/
Onil73624/
Onll731/
O'Neale71716/
Honnell71122/
Gonnell7146/
Hosnell7116/
Haniell714/
Huonell713/
Anniell713/
Oonnell713/
Ounnill711/
Ojhniel711/
Honniel711/
Hognell711/
Onnoell711/
Oinniel710/
Hounell710/
Hohnell710/
Homnell710/
Goynell710/
Gounell710/
Aniel672,559/
Anell672,129/
Gonel67853/
Oneel67311/
Honel67185/
Ongil67140/
Otnil6771/
Onael6760/
Otnel6718/
Anill6717/
Osnel6715/
Gonil6714/
Honil6712/
Onțel679/
Oñiel678/
Osnil678/
Oinel676/
Oneld675/
Oinil674/
Ounil673/
Onyll672/
Onoel672/
Oneul671/
Onehl671/
Onesl671/
Onnel671/
Onuel671/
Onëll671/
Onnil671/
Ocinnell670/
Housnell670/

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