Oneill Surname
Approximately 59,329 people bear this surname
Oneill Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Niall (champion or military hero).
Oneill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49,789 | 1:7,280 | 860 |
| Australia | 1,968 | 1:13,717 | 1,965 |
| Ireland | 1,899 | 1:2,480 | 466 |
| England | 1,690 | 1:32,969 | 4,374 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,063 | 1:1,736 | 363 |
| Canada | 1,031 | 1:35,738 | 4,559 |
| Thailand | 422 | 1:167,389 | 26,911 |
| Colombia | 281 | 1:170,014 | 4,605 |
| Scotland | 194 | 1:27,597 | 2,936 |
| New Zealand | 171 | 1:26,481 | 4,643 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| Jersey | 61 | 1:1,626 | 238 |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | 1:63,395 | 1,281 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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).
Oneill Demographics
Average Oneill Salary in
United States
$47,363 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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