How common is the surname McNeely?

11,350 people in the United States had the surname McNeely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,202 Americans. It ranked 3,183rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McNeely?

Joel McNeely, American composer, followed by Clifton McNeely.

Where is the surname McNeely most common?

Wikidata records people named McNeely in the United States.

Is the surname McNeely getting more or less common?

More common. 11,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,350 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname McNeely

A patronymic surname, carried by 11,350 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). McNeely is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Fhilidh (“son of the poet”), from fili (“poet, seer”).

McNeely is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,350 people named McNeely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,202 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,235.

#3,183

rank among US surnames

11,350

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #2,941)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,174	Zamudio	11,384	27,121
#3,175	Mancini	11,382	27,126
#3,176	Withers	11,381	27,128
#3,177	Sisson	11,380	27,131
#3,178	Pepper	11,374	27,145
#3,179	Choate	11,372	27,150
#3,180	Tolentino	11,371	27,152

Who is named McNeely

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

84% of people named McNeely identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McNeelys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joel McNeely
American composer, born 1959
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003)
Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist (1927–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Meneely

Surnames that sound like McNeely

McNeely 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 McNeely come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Fhilidh (“son of the poet”), from fili (“poet, seer”).
How common is the surname McNeely?: 11,350 people in the United States had the surname McNeely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,202 Americans. It ranked 3,183rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNeely?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named McNeely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McNeely?: Joel McNeely, American composer, followed by Clifton McNeely.
Where is the surname McNeely most common?: Wikidata records people named McNeely in the United States.
What type of surname is McNeely?: McNeely is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McNeely getting more or less common?: More common. 11,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,350 in 2010, up 1.0%.
What are other spellings of McNeely?: Meneely.