# Neeley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/neeley/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,288 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,816 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,241 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (8,857 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced form of McNeeley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Neeley 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Neeley in the United States.

## People named Neeley

- Ted Neeley, American singer, musician, and actor (born 1943)

## Similar surnames

Neely, Neel, Nealy, Nealey, Newell, Neal, Noel, Noll, Neil, Neill, Nall, Null.

## 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.