How common is the surname Nealon?

2,153 people in the United States had the surname Nealon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,402 Americans. It ranked 13,997th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nealon?

Kevin Nealon, American comedian.

Where is the surname Nealon most common?

Wikidata records people named Nealon in the United States.

Is the surname Nealon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,153 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Nealon

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,153 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nealon is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Nealon 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 2,153 people named Nealon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,402 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,002.

#13,997

rank among US surnames

2,153

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,991	Arellanes	2,154	143,336
#13,997	Heimann	2,153	143,402
#14,004	Schmalz	2,151	143,536
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603

Who is named Nealon

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

89% of people named Nealon identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nealons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Nealon
American comedian, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Neilan
Neylon

Surnames that sound like Nealon

Nealon has the Soundex code N450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N450.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nealon come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nialláin (“descendant of Niallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Niall.
How common is the surname Nealon?: 2,153 people in the United States had the surname Nealon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,402 Americans. It ranked 13,997th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nealon?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Nealon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nealon?: Kevin Nealon, American comedian.
Where is the surname Nealon most common?: Wikidata records people named Nealon in the United States.
What type of surname is Nealon?: Nealon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Nealon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,153 in 2010, up 7.5%.
What are other spellings of Nealon?: Neilan and Neylon.