# O'Neal (surname)

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

A surname from Irish, variant of O'Neill.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 47,979 |
| US rank (2010) | 729 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,435 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (46,161 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named O'Neal 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named O'Neal in the United States.

## People named O'Neal

- Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player (born 1972)
- Ryan O'Neal, American actor (1941–2023)
- Tatum O'Neal, American actress (born 1963)
- Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player (born 1978)
- Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor (1969-2011)
- Patrick O'Neal, American actor (1927-1994)
- Alexander O'Neal, American musical artist
- Ron O'Neal, American actor (1937-2004)
- Emmet O'Neal, American politician (1853-1922)
- Chris O'Neal, American actor, singer and composer
- Amber O'Neal, American professional wrestler
- Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (1814–1864)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

O'Neill, O'Neil, O'Malley.

## 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.