Neale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Neale Name Meaning: This name is a form of the 'Gaelic' name 'Niall','Neill'thought to mean 'champion'.

The personal name was adopted by the vikings & brought to England from Ireland.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Neale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Neale family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 165
Female Servant 133
Independent 109
Labourer 64
Male Servant 60
Farmer 47
Ag Labourer 28
Shoe Maker 20
Carpenter 18
Servant 15
Clerk 14
Frame Work Knitter 14
Tailor 12
Dress Maker 11
Publican 11
Weaver 11
Inn Keeper 10
Pauper 10
Ribbon Weaver 10
Pupil 8
Butcher 8
Nailor 8
Laundress 8
Apprentice 7
Engineer 7

Neale Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Neal 80% 65,068
2 Neale 100% 48,083
3 Neil 60% 12,339
4 Neill 60% 9,622
5 Oneil 40% 7,343
6 Noel 40% 5,556
7 Kneale 83% 5,117
8 Neall 80% 2,607
9 Oneal 60% 1,511
10 Nail 40% 1,480
11 Neel 60% 1,479
12 Niel 40% 1,272
13 Oniel 20% 1,050
14 Nile 60% 949
15 Neile 80% 796
16 Niell 40% 697
17 Nale 80% 469
18 Noal 60% 349
19 Naile 60% 327
20 Oneale 83% 279
21 Neele 80% 273
22 Nial 60% 270
23 Neail 60% 224
24 Naul 40% 171
25 Neol 60% 138
26 Nil 40% 137
27 Oneile 67% 133
28 Kneill 50% 129
29 Noil 40% 125
30 Noole 60% 123
31 Nole 60% 109

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The surname Neale is the 2nd most popular variant of Neal.

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