Neeson is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Neeson
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Neeson

How popular is Neeson?

Neeson is ranked 114816 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Neesons plummeted by 14.53155 per cent to 447 since 2000 and slipped by 7869 spots and ranked at 47429. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.63 95.41
Neeson is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 3530 people have been found who wears Neeson as their family name. Neeson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
615,517 Russia6
8,995 Uganda2
9,185 Hong Kong2
9,591 Panama1
37,493 Austria1
7,847 Albania1
174,544 Czech Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
1,704,541 India1
53,033 Nigeria1
10,190 Bahrain1
1,970 Grenada1
4,249 Cambodia1
9,498 Iceland1
492,292 Ukraine1
56,169 Mexico1
36,678 Singapore1
38,830 Morocco1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,486 South Africa91
4,105 Wales90
Countries with hundreds of Neeson:
8,653 England764
459 Northern Ireland715
40,608 United States684
6,495 Australia446
1,960 Ireland246
3,102 Scotland210
24,443 Canada142
6,864 New Zealand107
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old workman George Neeson who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on December 16, 1848 by Montreal put out from Liverpool. William Neeson, aged 22, 26 years old Mary Neeson, 22 years old Margt. Neeson, Ann Neeson (16) Immigrant, Catherine Neeson, aged 21, 18 years old Bridget Neeson, Mary Neeson (18), Immigrant C. Neeson, are other Neeson that migrated to US.

Neeson Namesakes

  • Bernadette Neeson, Liam Neeson's sister
  • Doc Neeson, Singer-songwriter
  • Cormac Neeson, Musical Artist
  • Doc Neeson, Singer-songwriter
  • Liam Neeson, Actor
  • Liam Neeson, Actor
  • Liam Neeson, Actor
  • Liam Neeson, Actor
  • Liam Neeson, Actor
  • Micheál Neeson, Actor

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