How common is the surname Neeley?

9,288 people in the United States had the surname Neeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,241 Americans. It ranked 3,816th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Neeley?

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

Where is the surname Neeley most common?

Wikidata records people named Neeley in the United States.

Is the surname Neeley getting more or less common?

More common. 8,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,288 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Neeley

An Irish surname, carried by 9,288 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neeley is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced form of McNeeley.

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 9,288 people named Neeley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,241 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,857.

#3,816

rank among US surnames

9,288

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,679)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,811	Gaona	9,299	33,202
#3,813	Trapp	9,294	33,220
#3,815	Ocasio	9,293	33,223
#3,816	Neeley	9,288	33,241
#3,817	Wiese	9,287	33,245

Who is named Neeley

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

85% of people named Neeley identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neeleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Neeley

Neeley 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 Neeley come from?: Reduced form of McNeeley.
How common is the surname Neeley?: 9,288 people in the United States had the surname Neeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,241 Americans. It ranked 3,816th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neeley?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Neeley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Neeley?: Ted Neeley, American singer, musician, and actor (born 1943).
Where is the surname Neeley most common?: Wikidata records people named Neeley in the United States.
Is the surname Neeley getting more or less common?: More common. 8,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,288 in 2010, up 4.9%.