McNeil
English
Alternative forms
- McNeal, McNeile, McNeill, McNiel
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill (“son of Níall”).
Proper noun
McNeil (countable and uncountable, plural McNeils)
- A surname.
- A town in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Caldwell County, Texas, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Travis County, Texas, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McNeil is the 1018th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34368 individuals. McNeil is most common among White (52.43%) and Black/African American (41.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNeil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.