How common is the surname Neely?

23,843 people in the United States had the surname Neely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,949 Americans. It ranked 1,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Neely?

Blake Neely, American composer, conductor, and orchestrator, followed by Matthew M. Neely.

Where is the surname Neely most common?

Wikidata records people named Neely in the United States.

Is the surname Neely getting more or less common?

More common. 23,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,843 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Neely

A surname, carried by 23,843 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). Neely is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,843 people named Neely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,949 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,308.

#1,502

rank among US surnames

23,843

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,493	Helms	23,949	12,892
#1,494	Metcalf	23,946	12,893
#1,495	Goldman	23,940	12,897
#1,496	Schmitz	23,931	12,901
#1,497	Crouch	23,923	12,906
#1,498	McManus	23,909	12,913
#1,499	Arevalo	23,895	12,921

Who is named Neely

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

71% of people named Neely identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neelys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Blake Neely
American composer, conductor, and orchestrator, born 1969
Matthew M. Neely
American politician (1874–1958)
Barbara Neely
American novelist, 1941–2020
Anthony Neely
American singer and songwriter, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Neely

Neely has the Soundex code N400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N400.

Questions

How common is the surname Neely?: 23,843 people in the United States had the surname Neely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,949 Americans. It ranked 1,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neely?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Neely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Neely?: Blake Neely, American composer, conductor, and orchestrator, followed by Matthew M. Neely.
Where is the surname Neely most common?: Wikidata records people named Neely in the United States.
Is the surname Neely getting more or less common?: More common. 23,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,843 in 2010, up 2.3%.