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
Living On Own Means 102
General Labourer 83
General Servant Domestic 67
Dress Maker 64
Scholar 64
Cook Domestic 43
Agricultural Labourer 43
Farmer 42
Laundress Wash 32
Housemaid Domestic 28
Domestic Servant 27
Tailoress 26
Carpenter 25
Gardener Domestic 25
Bricklayer 20
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 20
Servant Domestic 19
House Maid Domestic 18
Charwoman 16
Dressmaker 16
Coal Miner Hewer 16
Draper Assistant 15
House Keeper Domestic 15
House Painter 15
Blacksmith 14

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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