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.
Discover how your Neale ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 40 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 31 |
| Devon | 44 |
| Dorset | 120 |
| Durham | 17 |
| Essex | 68 |
| Gloucestershire | 213 |
| Hampshire | 89 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 49 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 143 |
| Lancashire | 176 |
| Leicestershire | 346 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 731 |
| Middlesex | 56 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 339 |
| Northamptonshire | 75 |
| Nottinghamshire | 122 |
| Oxfordshire | 56 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 85 |
| Somerset | 75 |
| Surrey | 66 |
| Sussex | 55 |
| Staffordshire | 86 |
| Warwickshire | 498 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 94 |
| Worcestershire | 74 |
| Yorkshire | 142 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 18 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 683 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 198 |
| House Servant | 62 |
| Labourer | 44 |
| Servant | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| Laundress | 28 |
| Silk Weaver | 26 |
| General Servant | 24 |
| Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Cook | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Groom | 19 |
| Nail Maker | 19 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 19 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| Carter | 17 |
| Farm Labourer | 17 |
| Nurse | 16 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Silk Winder | 12 |
| Silk Picker | 11 |
| Grocer | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Neale | 2,996 |
| Mary Neale | 2,706 |
| John Neale | 2,386 |
| Elizabeth Neale | 1,884 |
| Thomas Neale | 1,663 |
| George Neale | 1,657 |
| Sarah Neale | 1,640 |
| James Neale | 1,291 |
| Charles Neale | 1,095 |
| Ann Neale | 1,039 |
| Henry Neale | 977 |
| Eliza Neale | 756 |
| Joseph Neale | 755 |
| Jane Neale | 702 |
| Arthur Neale | 692 |
| Alice Neale | 683 |
| Emma Neale | 671 |
| Annie Neale | 663 |
| Ellen Neale | 652 |
| Frederick Neale | 649 |
| Edward Neale | 575 |
| Emily Neale | 539 |
| Alfred Neale | 536 |
| Robert Neale | 525 |
| Hannah Neale | 443 |
| 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 |
The surname Neale is the 2nd most popular variant of Neal.