The Oneil Family History

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The Oneil Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Oneil
1841 Census 416
1851 Census 401
1861 Census 681
1871 Census 791
1891 Census 862

Most Frequent Forenames for the Oneil Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Oneil 49 36 73 86 54
JOHN Oneil 44 38 70 69 66
JAMES Oneil 28 21 44 49 44
MARGARET Oneil 19 20 26 30 36
CATHERINE Oneil 11 16 24 34 26
THOMAS Oneil 15 13 29 26 25
ELIZABETH Oneil 19 8 16 26 32
PATRICK Oneil 8 10 26 32 25
WILLIAM Oneil 13 16 18 22 30
ANN Oneil 9 18 22 31 18
ELLEN Oneil 10 10 19 19 26
MICHAEL Oneil 5 14 17 16 24
JANE Oneil 13 8 19 13 16
HENRY Oneil 12 10 10 17 15
BRIDGET Oneil 3 7 16 21 14
EDWARD Oneil 8 12 10 11 11
SARAH Oneil 11 7 10 7 10
CHARLES Oneil 8 5 6 13 9
JOSEPH Oneil 4 3 8 5 15
MARY ANN Oneil 2 6 7 9 11

Etmology and History of the Surname: Oneil

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Oneil (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Oneil family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


Map your Surname back to 1841
Find where your ancestors lived before the boom in population and rapid expansion to towns and cities caused by the Industrial Revolution.

 

Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock' in the 1851 Census
The 1851 Census includes the records for Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock', which has welcomed acts such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Queen.

 

The Census - What information can I find in each year?
A census was taken every 10 years from 1810, but were only useful to genealogists as of 1841.

 

Non-parochial, foreign and maritime Births, Marriages and Deaths digit
The National Archives has signed a license with Genealogy Supplies Limited to scan the existing microform and place online 13 series records. The aim is to have some records online towards the end of this year.