# Neely (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/neely/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,843 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,502 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,949 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (23,308 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Neely 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) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Neely in the United States.

## People named Neely

- Blake Neely, American composer, conductor, and orchestrator
- Matthew M. Neely, American politician (1874–1958)
- Barbara Neely, American novelist
- Anthony Neely, American singer and songwriter

## Similar surnames

Neal, Neil, Neeley, Neel, Nealy, Nell, Nealey, Newell, Noel, Noll, Neill, Nall.

## 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.