How rare is the last name Neill?

8,623 people in the United States have the last name Neill, about 1 in 34,663. It ranks #3,997 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

NEILL

#3,997

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,623
About
1 in 34,663
This common or more
55.9%
Who bears it

Of the 8,623 people with the last name Neill, 89.9% reported their origin as White, 4% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Neill

1 other last name also has 8,623 people.

#3,997 Coble · 8,623

Either side of Neill

#3,996 Pond · 8,625#3,997 Coble · 8,623#3,999 Neuman · 8,620#4,000 Parada · 8,619

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Neill, most common first.

#3,671 Neil · 9,424#14,199 Nell · 2,030#59,756 Newill · 365#76,032 Neilly · 273#80,289 Neily · 255

Also a first name

As a first name, Neill ranks #10,046 of 53,615, with 1,347 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1950, with 36 births. See Neill as a first name

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