The Neil surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,228 people carried this name — #3,496 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,800 people counted. That is up 11% from 9,209 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 165 people named Neil live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Cruz.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Neil.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Eure-et-Loir.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Neil,
with a public archive behind them.
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Robert Neil d. 1272 · Catholic bishop
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William Neil 1788–1870
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Robert Elkin Neil 1819–1899
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Anne Eliza Neil 1821–1911
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Elizabeth Jane Neil 1824–1897
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Samuel Neil 1825–1901 · journalist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Neil.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Neil is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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