How Many People Have the Last Name Neil?
people had the surname Neil in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 28,818 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,019 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Neil (80.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Neil ranks #2,624. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Neil grew from 9,209 people in 2000 to 10,228 in 2010 (up 11.1%), and its rank rose from #3,544 to #3,496.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 9,209 | 10,228 |
| Rank | #3,544 | #3,496 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.41 | 3.47 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Neil
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Neil: N400
👤 Neil as a First Name
Neil is a first name too: about 70,657 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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