How common is the surname Neill?

9,404 people in the United States had the surname Neill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,831 Americans. It ranked 3,768th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Neill?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Neill identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Neill?

Lucas Neill, Australian association football player, followed by Noel Neill.

Where is the surname Neill most common?

Wikidata records people named Neill in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Neill getting more or less common?

More common. 8,946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,404 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Neill also a first name?

Yes. Neill is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Neill

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 9,404 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neill is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant spelling of Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic/Irish Niall.

Neill 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 9,404 people named Neill in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,831 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,946.

#3,768

rank among US surnames

9,404

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,651)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,759	Seaton	9,423	32,765
#3,760	Ashford	9,421	32,772
#3,761	Dallas	9,418	32,782
#3,762	Batchelor	9,417	32,786
#3,763	Cedeno	9,412	32,803
#3,765	Lavoie	9,408	32,817
#3,766	Deloach	9,407	32,821

Who is named Neill

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

93% of people named Neill identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neills

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucas Neill
Australian association football player, born 1978
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016)
James Neill
Actor (1860-1931)
Thomas Neill
Australian swimmer, born 2002
John R. Neill
1877-1943; magazine and children's book illustrator
Richard Neill
American actor and screenwriter (1875-1970)
Trevor Daniel
American singer-songwriter, born 1994

Notable Neills come mostly from the United States (5) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Naill
Neeld
Neild

Surnames that sound like Neill

Neill 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 Neill come from?: Variant spelling of Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic/Irish Niall.
How common is the surname Neill?: 9,404 people in the United States had the surname Neill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,831 Americans. It ranked 3,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neill?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Neill identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Neill?: Lucas Neill, Australian association football player, followed by Noel Neill.
Where is the surname Neill most common?: Wikidata records people named Neill in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Neill?: Neill is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Neill getting more or less common?: More common. 8,946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,404 in 2010, up 5.1%.
What are other spellings of Neill?: Naill, Neeld and Neild.
Is Neill also a first name?: Yes. Neill is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.