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)

1. A surname.
2. A town in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNeil is the 1018^th 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.