Neils is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Neils
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Neils

How popular is Neils?

Neils is ranked 259328 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Neils bearers increased by 0.1618123 per cent in 2010 US census to 619 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1574 spots and ranked at 36204. 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 82.39 86.25
Black 12.92 10.84
Hispanic or Latino 3.07 1.62
Others 1.13 1.29
Neils 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 Trinidad and Tobago. Around 1216 people have been found who wears Neils as their family name. Neils is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
240,218 Canada7
119,730 Brazil3
4,529 Mauritius3
723,167 Indonesia2
219,873 France2
41,879 Turkey2
12,172 Ghana2
118,015 Netherlands1
1,704,541 India1
151,601 Spain1
7,191 Afghanistan1
91,024 Belgium1
123,175 Tanzania1
62,864 New Zealand1
289,511 England1
8,181 Botswana1
15,162 Costa Rica1
5,467 Haiti1
38,830 Morocco1
2,877 Cuba1
624 Solomon Islands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,104 Guyana28
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,846 Trinidad and Tobago94
Countries with hundreds of Neils:
32,001 United States914
71,225 Germany134
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Neils Namesakes

  • John Neilson Gladstone, Politician
  • Alasdair H. Neilson, Author
  • Francis Neilson, Playwright
  • Agnes Neilson, Actress
  • Annabelle Neilson, Model
  • James Beaumont Neilson, Inventor
  • Robbie Neilson, Soccer player
  • Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Actress
  • James Neilson, Television Director
  • Scott Neilson, Soccer player

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