The Neeley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,288 people carried this name — #3,816 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,857 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Neeley surname

Reduced form of McNeeley.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Neeley» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Neeley in American newspapers,
1899–1930.

Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Neeley
The Billings Gazette 1899-09-19
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Neeley
The Washington Daily News 1930-10-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,794 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Neeley in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

254 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Neeley. The most, 45, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 138
Victoria 63
Queensland 31
Western Australia 7
South Australia 6
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Neeley.

Who carried it

People named Neeley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George A. Neeley
    George A. Neeley 1879–1919 · politician
  • Marilyn Neeley 1937–2007 · pianist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Neeley,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States507 records

507 records of the Neeley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 268
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 144
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 28
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Lee Neeley

    Born 1949; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Army, heavy vehicle driver; died in an accident 1969 in Kontum, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis L. Neeley

    Born 1909 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Lemoore Army Air Field, California; salesperson. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Fayetteville National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah M. Neeley

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Servia from Liverpool, aged 17; servant. From Belfast, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 507 records for Neeley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Neeley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robert Neeley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Red Jacket, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Neeley

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Almora, aged 24.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Malvina Neeley

    Former civil servant of Kilmore, Victoria; died 1934.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Neeley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Neeley name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Henry Neeley

    Buried in 1951 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Robert Henry Neeley

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record R. H. Neeley

    Manitoba Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Neeley in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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