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O'neel Name Meaning

Respelling of Irish O’Neill.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: O'neal, O'neil, Odneal, O'neall, Neel, O'neill, O'ney, Gosnell

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Where is the O'neel family from?

You can see how O'neel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'neel family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most O'neel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1861 there were 5 O'neel families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O'neel's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O'neel families in 1861.
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There are 5,000 census records available for the last name O'neel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, O'neel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 322 immigration records available for the last name O'neel. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 470 military records available for the last name O'neel. For the veterans among your O'neel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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