How common is the surname McNeeley?

1,432 people in the United States had the surname McNeeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,604 Americans. It ranked 19,019th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McNeeley?

Peter McNeeley, American boxer.

Where is the surname McNeeley most common?

Wikidata records people named McNeeley in the United States.

Is the surname McNeeley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,432 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname McNeeley

A surname, carried by 1,432 people in the United States.

3 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). McNeeley is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of McNeely.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,432 people named McNeeley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,604 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,404.

#19,019

rank among US surnames

1,432

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #18,246)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,012	McGuffey	1,433	215,454
#19,019	Whitty	1,432	215,604
#19,027	Euceda	1,431	215,755

Who is named McNeeley

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

90% of people named McNeeley identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McNeeleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter McNeeley
American boxer, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Neeley

Surnames that sound like McNeeley

McNeeley 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 McNeeley come from?: Variant of McNeely.
How common is the surname McNeeley?: 1,432 people in the United States had the surname McNeeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,604 Americans. It ranked 19,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNeeley?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McNeeley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McNeeley?: Peter McNeeley, American boxer.
Where is the surname McNeeley most common?: Wikidata records people named McNeeley in the United States.
Is the surname McNeeley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,432 in 2010, up 2.0%.
What are other spellings of McNeeley?: Neeley.