How common is the surname Neale?

3,828 people in the United States had the surname Neale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. It ranked 8,599th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Neale?

John Mason Neale, Anglican priest and hymnwriter, followed by Leah Neale.

Where is the surname Neale most common?

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

How do you pronounce Neale?

Neale is /niːl/, one syllable.

Is the surname Neale getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,834 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,828 in 2010, down 0.2%.

Is Neale also a first name?

Yes. Neale is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Neale

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,828 people in the United States.

Pronounced /niːl/ 1 syllable Soundex N400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neale is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,828 people named Neale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,834.

#8,599

rank among US surnames

3,828

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,996)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,596	Shears	3,831	80,591
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655

Who is named Neale

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

84% of people named Neale identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neales

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Mason Neale
Anglican priest and hymnwriter, 1818–1866
Leah Neale
Australian swimmer, born 1995
Leonard Neale
American Catholic archbishop (1746-1817)
Jonathan Neale
British engineer, born 1962

Notable Neales come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), Australia (1) and British Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Neale

Neale has the Soundex code N400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N400.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Neale come from?: Neale is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Neale?: 3,828 people in the United States had the surname Neale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. It ranked 8,599th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neale?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Neale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Neale?: John Mason Neale, Anglican priest and hymnwriter, followed by Leah Neale.
Where is the surname Neale most common?: Wikidata records people named Neale in the United Kingdom, Australia and British Empire.
How do you pronounce Neale?: Neale is /niːl/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Neale?: Neale is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Neale getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,834 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,828 in 2010, down 0.2%.
Is Neale also a first name?: Yes. Neale is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.