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    The surname Neenan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 536 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N550

    Neenan: #40,745 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Neenan #40,745, 536 people Neenan: #40,745 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Neenan #40,745, 536 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neenan is more common than 74.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Naoidheannáin (“descendant of Naoidheannán”), a nickname from naoidhean (“infant, baby”).

    Neenan 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 536 people named Neenan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 623.

    #40,745
    rank among US surnames
    536
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -14%
    change since 2000 (was #34,399)

    Who is named Neenan

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

    95% of people named Neenan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Neenan

    Neenan has the Soundex code N550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N550.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Neenan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Naoidheannáin (“descendant of Naoidheannán”), a nickname from naoidhean (“infant, baby”).
    How common is the surname Neenan?
    536 people in the United States had the surname Neenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. It ranked 40,745th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Neenan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Neenan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Neenan?
    Neenan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Neenan getting more or less common?
    Less common. 623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 536 in 2010, down 14%.