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

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

How popular is Neilan?

Neilan is ranked 194778 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Neilans plummeted by 11.91951 per cent to 569 since 2000 and slipped by 5468 spots and ranked at 38801. 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 86.47 88.39
Others 4.22 3.87
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.04 3.56
Black 3.87 1.55
Neilan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 1784 people have been found who wears Neilan as their family name. Neilan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
567,967 Indonesia6
67,494 South Africa3
3,478 Haiti2
54,641 Sweden2
169,904 Brazil1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
151,601 Spain1
18,969 Wales1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
81,201 Switzerland1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
24,771 Colombia1
172,258 Germany1
2,040 Mali1
40,340 Malaysia1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
124,653 Canada20
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,848 Scotland92
57,588 Argentina75
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Neilan:
33,538 United States865
1,712 Ireland300
23,245 England215
21,301 Australia117
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Neilan was 27 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 19, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Clarence from Galway. Workman John Neilan, John Neilan, aged 30, Bridgt. Neilan, Mary Neilan, aged 24, Martin Neilan, 20 years old John Neilan, Mary Neilan (18) Immigrant, Thomas Neilan (38) Farmer, and 22 other Neilan around 37.5% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant migrated to US.

Neilan Namesakes

  • Marshall Neilan, Actor
  • India Neilan, Actress
  • Larisa Neiland, Tennis player
  • Marshall Neilan, Actor
  • Larisa Neiland, Tennis player
  • Larisa Neiland, Tennis player
  • Larisa Neiland, Tennis player
  • Jimmy Neilan Clary, Film director
  • Marshall Neilan, Actor
  • Marshall Neilan, Actor

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