Where does “McNeil” come from?
McNeil is an English surname derived from Scottish Gaelic Mac, a patronymic prefix meaning "son of."
Ancestry of “McNeil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Mac Néill | — |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Niall | possibly "the champion |
| 3 | Old Irish | Níall | — |