# Neale (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/neale/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,828 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,599 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,655 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (3,834 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /niːl/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Neale in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Neale in the United Kingdom, Australia and British Empire.

## People named Neale

- John Mason Neale, Anglican priest and hymnwriter
- Leah Neale, Australian swimmer
- Leonard Neale, American Catholic archbishop (1746-1817)
- Jonathan Neale, British engineer

## Similar surnames

Neal, Neil, Neel, Nalley, Nealy, Nell, Nale, Nealey, Newhall, Newell, Noel, Neely.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.