Neils Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 6

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Neils Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Neils family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2
House Keeper 1
Labourer In Alkali Works Manufacturer 1
Wheelwright 1
Engine Driver 1
Solicitor 1
Clerk 1
Horse Driver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Neils

Name Census Frequency
Mary Neils 10
John Neils 7
William Neils 7
James Neils 6
Ann Neils 3
Charlotte Neils 3
Jane Neils 3
Margaret Neils 3
Arthur Neils 2
Dorothy Neils 2
Eliza Neils 2
Elizabeth Neils 2
George Neils 2
Joseph Neils 2
Lucy Neils 2
Robert Neils 2
Sarah Neils 2
Thomas Neils 2
Albert.g Neils 1
Alexander Neils 1
Alfred Neils 1
Anna Neils 1
Annie Neils 1
Caroline Neils 1
Charles Neils 1

Neils Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Niles 60% 1,292
2 Neals 80% 676
3 Neales 67% 317
4 Noles 40% 220
5 Neels 80% 218
6 Nelis 60% 199
7 Nails 80% 110
8 Neils 100% 105

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The surname Neils is the 8th most popular variant of Niles.

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