Family name Neil (Neil 
, Нил 
, نيل 
, among others...) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Neil is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Jersey (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sudan. More prevalently, Neil is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Neil | Australia, Canada, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States |
| Нил | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| نيل | Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
| 尼爾, 尼尔 | China |
| ניל | Israel |
| Неил | Russia |
| ニール | Japan |
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john baldwin neil American military officer and politician (1842-1902), US (b. 1842) |
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william o' neil American politician, US (b. 1848) |
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| john neil Canadian politician, CA (b. 1808) |
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| samuel neil Scottish schoolteacher, journalist and author (b. 1825) |
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harry neil Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1882) |
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frankie neil American boxer (1883-1970), US (b. 1883) |
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| robert alexander neil British classical scholar and orientalist (b. 1852) |
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tom neil British flying ace (1920-2018), GB (b. 1920) |
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| a. b. neil American judge (b. 1873) |
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| robert neil Scottish footballer (1875-1913), GB (b. 1875) |
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| andy neil association football player (1892-1941), GB (b. 1892) |
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| frank neil (b. 1886) |
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| peter neil footballer (1898-?), GB (b. 1898) |
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andrew neil Scottish journalist and broadcaster, GB (b. 1949) |
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alex neil Scottish politician (born 1951), GB (b. 1951) |
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