Neel is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Neel
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Descendant of Nigel or Neil meaning "champion".

Surname Neel is form of Neele. See Neale - The Norman personal name Nigel was sometimes softened to this form, and some of our Neales may be of Norman blood; It is believed that most of the families of the name have sprung from the O'Neills of Ireland

Neel is unprefixed in Hundred Rolls.

Neel is variant of Neeld. See Nield - This name, with its modified forms, Neild, Neeld, etc., is or has been localized to Cheshire. The origin is uncertain; it may be a corruption of Neale or Neill.

Surname is the variant of Nield. This name, with its modified forms, Neild, Neeld, etc., is or has been localized to Cheshire. The origin is uncertain; it may be a corruption of Neale or Neill.

How popular is Neel?

Neel is common in United States, India, Bangladesh, France, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Vanuatu.

Neel is ranked 29693 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Neel bearers increased by 2.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 7209 since 2000, the surname slipped by 258 spots and ranked at 4887. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.9 94.19
Hispanic or Latino 2.47 1.68
Others 1.32 1.03
Black 1.25 1.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.12 1.11
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.94 0.63
Neel is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Vanuatu is ahead in terms of density. Around 18048 people have been found who wears Neel as their family name. Neel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Neel:
4,589 United States9,785
17,865 India2,382
3,342 Bangladesh2,343
4,127 France1,959
Countries with hundreds of Neel:
15,336 Egypt427
10,262 Pakistan267
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
485 Vanuatu157
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,762 Belgium95
36,944 England89
46,632 Canada66
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
72,211 South Africa41
15,464 United Arab Emirates40
21,940 Denmark19
5,642 Suriname19
336,594 Thailand17
4,438 Sudan16
205,224 Germany14
361,204 Russia12
97,973 Australia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
121,952 Malaysia9
375,391 Brazil9
86,878 Spain8
5,668 Oman8
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Balthaser Neel worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 54 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Helene and arrived on September 19, 1857. Christine Neel (38), Ludwig Neel, aged 5, Johann Neel (16) Farmer, Joseph Neel, Pauline Neel (27), are other Neel that migrated to US from Bremen, Antwerp and Havre.

Neel Namesakes

  • Elizabeth Neel, American artist based in New York
  • Boyd Neel, English, and later Canadian conductor and academic
  • David Neel, Canadian writer, photographer
  • Alice Neel, American visual artist,
  • Troy Neel, American former professional baseball player
  • Roy Neel, Democratic Party operative

Neel Namesakes

  • Elizabeth Neel, American artist based in New York
  • Boyd Neel, English, and later Canadian conductor and academic
  • David Neel, Canadian writer, photographer
  • Alice Neel, American visual artist,
  • Troy Neel, American former professional baseball player
  • Roy Neel, Democratic Party operative

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