Nil Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nil Surname Statistics


Nil Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Neal 50% 65,068
2 Neale 40% 48,083
3 Neil 75% 12,339
4 Oneil 60% 7,343
5 Noel 50% 5,556
6 Knill 60% 2,615
7 Oneal 40% 1,511
8 Nail 75% 1,480
9 Neel 50% 1,479
10 Niel 75% 1,272
11 Oniel 60% 1,050
12 Nile 75% 949
13 Neile 60% 796
14 Nill 75% 525
15 Nale 50% 469
16 Noal 50% 349
17 Naile 60% 327
18 Oneale 33% 279
19 Neele 40% 273
20 Nial 75% 270
21 Neail 60% 224
22 Naul 50% 171
23 Neol 50% 138
24 Nil 100% 137
25 Oneile 50% 133
26 Noil 75% 125
27 Noole 40% 123
28 Nole 50% 109

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The surname Nil is the 24th most popular variant of Neal.

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