O'neill Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

O'neill Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the O'neill family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 12
Dock Labourer 9
Dress Maker 7
Domestic Servant 5
Living On Own Means 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Nil 5
Gas Stoker 5
Cotton Card Room Hand 4
House Keeper 4
Industrial School Boy 4
Scholar 4
Carpenter 3
French Polisher 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Paper Bag Maker 3
School Teacher 3
Carter 3
Servant Domestic 3
Pig Iron Blast Furnace Labourer 3
Housemaid 2
Labourer Coal 2
Labourer Iron Works 2
None 2
Plumber 2

O'neill Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Oneill 86% 8,129
2 Oneil 71% 7,343
3 O'neill 100% 4,954
4 O'neil 86% 4,630
5 Oneal 57% 1,511
6 O'neal 71% 604
7 O'niell 71% 154

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The surname O'neill is the 3rd most popular variant of Oneill.

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