McNeil - name meaning and origin

The boy's name McNeil \m-cneil, mc-neil\ is a variant of MacNiel (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of McNeil is "son of Neil".

The baby name McNeil sounds like McNeill and McNeal. Other similar baby names are MacNeill and MacNeal.

McNeil is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name McNeil. Compare McNeil with related baby names.