How common is the surname McNeal?

20,778 people in the United States had the surname McNeal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,859 Americans. It ranked 1,723rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McNeal?

Lutricia McNeal, American singer, followed by Jerel McNeal.

Where is the surname McNeal most common?

Wikidata records people named McNeal in the United States.

Is the surname McNeal getting more or less common?

More common. 19,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,778 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname McNeal

A surname, carried by 20,778 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). McNeal is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of McNeil.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,778 people named McNeal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,859 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,321.

#1,723

rank among US surnames

20,778

people in 2010

7.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,702)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,714	Major	20,977	14,718
#1,715	Escamilla	20,958	14,732
#1,716	Otero	20,937	14,746
#1,717	Henley	20,934	14,749
#1,718	Dick	20,923	14,756
#1,719	Voss	20,911	14,765
#1,720	Greenberg	20,897	14,775

Who is named McNeal

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

51% of people named McNeal identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McNeals

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lutricia McNeal
American singer, born 1973
Jerel McNeal
American basketball player (born 1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McNeal

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

Questions

Where does the surname McNeal come from?: Variant of McNeil.
How common is the surname McNeal?: 20,778 people in the United States had the surname McNeal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,859 Americans. It ranked 1,723rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNeal?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named McNeal identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McNeal?: Lutricia McNeal, American singer, followed by Jerel McNeal.
Where is the surname McNeal most common?: Wikidata records people named McNeal in the United States.
Is the surname McNeal getting more or less common?: More common. 19,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,778 in 2010, up 7.5%.