Oneill Surname

9,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Oneill Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Niall (champion or military hero).

Oneill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,7891:7,280860
Australia1,9681:13,7171,965
Ireland1,8991:2,480466
England1,6901:32,9694,374
Northern Ireland1,0631:1,736363
Canada1,0311:35,7384,559
Thailand4221:167,38926,911
Colombia2811:170,0144,605
Scotland1941:27,5972,936
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Wales881:35,1653,495
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
Jersey611:1,626238
Puerto Rico561:63,3951,281
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Panama241:163,0115,136
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
France171:3,907,219231,005
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malta41:107,5681,849
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ónéill (1) are calculated separately.

Oneill (431) may also be a first name.

Oneill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Niall (champion or military hero).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oneill Last Name Facts

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

Oneill is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Ónéill. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oneill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,539th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 122,833 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Oneill live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 413,409th most widely held first name globally, held by 431 people.

The last name Oneill is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 49,789 people, or 1 in 7,280. In The United States Oneill is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Oneill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oneill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oneill surname expanded 4,978,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oneill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oneill surname is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Oneill last name are 5.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oneill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.88% more than the national average, earning 432,187 kr per year; in Peru they earn 363.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 89,856 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.28% less than the national average, earning R 94,380 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $19,719,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Neill92121,191/
Ooneill9213/
Oneille927/
Oneiall924/
Oeneill923/
Oneiell921/
Oneillt921/
Onneill921/
Oineill921/
Ohneill921/
OߣNeill920/
Oneil9132,563/
Ónéill891/
O'Neille8613/
O'Neilll867/
O'Nneill865/
O'Neiill861/
O'Neiall860/
Homneill860/
O'Neil8325,898/
Oneall83395/
Oniell83331/
Oneile83144/
Oneell8315/
Ooneil8311/
Onneil839/
Ongell837/
Oneial835/
Oineil835/
Ongill834/
Onelle833/
Oneiel831/
Oneiil831/
Oneild831/
Onille831/
Goneil831/
Otneil830/
Oneihl830/
Onaill830/
Ohneil830/
Aneill830/
Onneile77762/
Hongell77312/
O'Neile77144/
Othneil7715/
O'Neell773/
Agneill772/
O'Nneil771/
Onatell771/
Onnoell771/
Gongell771/
Honelle771/
Ounesil771/
Honille771/
O'Noill771/
O'Nelle771/
O'Naill770/
O'Neial770/
O'Neild770/
Onealle770/
Oneal7349,323/
Onele739,420/
Onile731,254/
Oniel73690/
Ongel73442/
Oneel73311/
Ongil73140/
Onael7360/
Onail7339/
Aneil7310/
Onyel737/
Onoel732/
Oneul731/
Oneyl731/
Onuel731/
Onhel731/
Uneil730/
Onoil730/
Honeisel713/
Hounhell711/
O'Nealle710/
Honeyell710/
Hanneill710/
Angell6716,526/
Oneale67322/
O'Neel6794/
Anelle6788/
Onicel6788/
Onieal6765/
Ognall6732/
Goniel6727/
Anhill6726/
Anhell6726/
Ungell6714/
Gongel6712/
Ognele6712/
Ongail6710/
O'Nail677/
Angill677/
Oniyal676/
Gonail676/
Anyell676/
Onajil676/
Gonhil675/
Omnile675/
Onnele675/
Ungill674/
Onisil674/
Ooneal673/
Anetil673/
Gonall673/
Gongil673/
Otneal673/
Onniel673/
Oynele673/
Anuell673/
Gonyel672/
Gonhel672/
Onneal672/
Agneil672/
Aniell672/
Anaell672/
Oiniel672/
Anille672/
Honele672/
O'Nall671/
Onijol671/
Onouel671/
Osnall671/
Housnhell671/
Goneal671/
Gonuel671/
Omnail671/
Oonele671/
Onatel671/
Aneile671/
Onetel671/
Oniyel671/
O'Noil671/
Goneel671/
Anheil671/
Anesil671/
Atneil671/
Onijal671/
Ohnele671/
Haneil671/
Enhill671/
Enoill670/
Oeneal670/
Uneell670/
Ongeal670/
Oneele670/
Heneil670/
Oniehl670/
Onneel670/

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