McNeil Family

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About the McNeil surname

The surname McNeil is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McNeil belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-nèj/ɛmsenɛj/

Most frequent given names among the McNeil family

Men

  1. 1John334
  2. 2James214
  3. 3Ignace173
  4. 4Joseph159
  5. 5William156

Women

  1. 1Marie446
  2. 2Mary289
  3. 3Catherine206
  4. 4Margaret160
  5. 5Joséphine119
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The McNeil name in our genealogy archives

12,803occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
278 2201881 → 1901people enumerated
1772First mention of the name
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