Where in Ireland does the family NEILL come from? Is NEILL a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname NEILL were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
NEILL Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 6,977 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 101st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 4,831 (69.24%), Anglican: 1,112 (15.94%), Presbyterian: 786 (11.27%), Methodist: 128 (1.83%), Other / Not Given: 65 (0.93%), Plymouth Brethren: 23 (0.33%), Congregationalist: 10 (0.14%), Salvation Army: 10 (0.14%), Baptist: 6 (0.09%), Quaker: 4 (0.06%), Christian: 2 (0.03%)
NEILL Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 6,029 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 118th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
NEILL Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 6,977
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 101st
- Strongest county association: Carlow
Where was the NEILL surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname NEILL had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Carlow — Ranked 6th with 598 people
- Wicklow — Ranked 11th with 396 people
- Kildare — Ranked 32nd with 255 people
- Wexford — Ranked 38th with 462 people
- Kilkenny — Ranked 44th with 302 people
- Laois — Ranked 57th with 160 people
- Kerry — Ranked 58th with 544 people
- Cork — Ranked 64th with 1,153 people
- Antrim — Ranked 80th with 930 people
- Down — Ranked 85th with 582 people
Woulfe Surname Index for NEILL
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname NEILL.
Dúchas Surname Index for NEILL
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname NEILL. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
Meanings of the Surname NEILL
According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Irish section states: Niall, from ni, a daughter; aille, genitive of aill, a cliff. Daughter of the cliff. Neill, Neille, Niell, Nille, Neal, Neel, Newill, Nihill, a few of the many forms of the name.NEILL in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
NEILL in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname NEILL who are Catholic in each locality
NEILL in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname NEILL who are Anglican in each locality
NEILL in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname NEILL who are Presbyterian in each locality
NEILL in Scotland
Patterns associated with the NEILL surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.