The neely Surname

neely Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced form of McNeely.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The neely name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the neely family name as far back in history as possible.

neely Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of neely Families in the US in 1920

Number of neely families

159-316

54-158

1-53

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Neeley's and the DAR	Christine Miller	7
Everett Neely	patjim68	1
NEELY Francene	t42IOOF_DenCoTX	0
NEELY William Earl 1902 1978 together forever	t42IOOF_DenCoTX	0
NEELY Frances Opal 1909 1996 together forever	t42IOOF_DenCoTX	0
NEELY infant 1936 1936 son of Earl and Opal Neely	t42IOOF_DenCoTX	0
Catherine M. Neely-Rush,N.Y.	JSmith8705	8
Neely / Neilly / Neilley	Doreen Neilley	91
Dona Neely	vjvann	2
Alma Neely	draconis68	0

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