Neil Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 2
Brecknockshire 1
Cambridgeshire 13
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 13
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 15
Derbyshire 1
Denbighshire 1
Devon 46
Dorset 2
Durham 14
Essex 6
Glamorgan 10
Gloucestershire 16
Hampshire 22
Hertfordshire 2
Hunts and Rutland 15
Isle of Man 3
Kent 6
Lancashire 167
Leicestershire 15
Lincolnshire 8
London 179
Middlesex 17
Northumberland 32
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 1
Somerset 10
Surrey 4
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 13
Warwickshire 20
Westmorland 6
Wiltshire 28
Worcestershire 9
Yorkshire 32
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Flintshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Norfolk 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0

Neil Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Neil family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 31
Agricultural Labourer 26
Labourer 23
Independent 10
Lab 8
Male Servant 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Shoe Maker 6
Weaver 6
Dress Maker 5
Tailor 5
Grocer 4
Mason 4
Farmer 4
Soldier 4
Frame Work Knitter 4
Butcher 3
Silk Weaver 3
Stone Mason 3
Mariner 3
Miner Copper 3
Painter 3
Tailor J 3
Gardener 3
Weaver Journeyman 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Neil

Name Census Frequency
Mary Neil 1,040
John Neil 1,026
William Neil 653
James Neil 640
Thomas Neil 493
Elizabeth Neil 438
Margaret Neil 328
Sarah Neil 320
Ellen Neil 260
George Neil 258
Ann Neil 242
Jane Neil 242
Catherine Neil 233
Charles Neil 224
Robert Neil 206
Joseph Neil 161
Patrick Neil 153
Henry Neil 149
Annie Neil 136
Alice Neil 128
Edward Neil 127
Eliza Neil 114
Hannah Neil 110
Michael Neil 103
Emma Neil 92

Neil Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Neal 75% 65,068
2 Neale 60% 48,083
3 Neil 100% 12,339
4 Neill 80% 9,622
5 Oneil 80% 7,343
6 Noel 50% 5,556
7 Kneale 50% 5,117
8 Neall 60% 2,607
9 Oneal 60% 1,511
10 Nail 75% 1,480
11 Neel 75% 1,479
12 Niel 50% 1,272
13 Oniel 40% 1,050
14 Nile 50% 949
15 Neile 80% 796
16 Niell 60% 697
17 Nale 25% 469
18 Noal 50% 349
19 Naile 60% 327
20 Oneale 50% 279
21 Neele 60% 273
22 Nial 50% 270
23 Neail 80% 224
24 Naul 50% 171
25 Neol 75% 138
26 Nil 75% 137
27 Oneile 67% 133
28 Kneill 67% 129
29 Noil 75% 125
30 Noole 40% 123
31 Nole 25% 109

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The surname Neil is the 3rd most popular variant of Neal.

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