How common is the surname MacNeil?

3,003 people in the United States had the surname MacNeil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,812 Americans. It ranked 10,653rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname MacNeil?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named MacNeil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named MacNeil?

Robert MacNeil, American writer and journalist (1931–2024), followed by Cornell MacNeil.

Where is the surname MacNeil most common?

Wikidata records people named MacNeil in Canada and the United States.

Is the surname MacNeil getting more or less common?

More common. 2,865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,003 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname MacNeil

A surname, carried by 3,003 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M254

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). MacNeil is more common than 93.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,003 people named MacNeil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,812 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,865.

#10,653

rank among US surnames

3,003

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,307)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,645	Rosso	3,006	102,710
#10,647	Kan	3,005	102,744
#10,649	Weyer	3,004	102,778
#10,653	Anchondo	3,003	102,812
#10,657	Holz	3,002	102,847
#10,662	Bogdan	3,001	102,881

Who is named MacNeil

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named MacNeil identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous MacNeils

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert MacNeil
American writer and journalist (1931–2024)
Cornell MacNeil
American opera singer (1922-2011)
Laine MacNeil
Actress, born 1996
Hermon Atkins MacNeil
American artist (1866–1947)

Notable MacNeils come mostly from Canada (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like MacNeil

MacNeil has the Soundex code M254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M254.

Questions

How common is the surname MacNeil?: 3,003 people in the United States had the surname MacNeil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,812 Americans. It ranked 10,653rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname MacNeil?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named MacNeil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named MacNeil?: Robert MacNeil, American writer and journalist (1931–2024), followed by Cornell MacNeil.
Where is the surname MacNeil most common?: Wikidata records people named MacNeil in Canada and the United States.
Is the surname MacNeil getting more or less common?: More common. 2,865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,003 in 2010, up 4.8%.