# Nealon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nealon/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,153 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,997 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 143,402 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.5% (2,002 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Neilan, Neylon |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nialláin (“descendant of Niallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Niall.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nealon 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nealon in the United States.

## People named Nealon

- Kevin Nealon, American comedian

## Similar surnames

Newlin, Newlon, Nolan, Nolen, Nowlin, Nolin.

## 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.