Neiland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The surname Neiland was derived from the Gaelic "O Niallain," which means "descendant of Niall."

Early Origins of the Neiland family

The surname Neiland was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster.

Early History of the Neiland family

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Neiland Spelling Variations

A name was often recorded during the Middle Ages under several different spelling variations during the life of its bearer because literacy was rare there was no real push to clearly define any of the languages found in the British Isles at that time. Variations found of the name Neiland include O'Neilan, O'Neylan, Neilan, Neylan, O'Nelan and others.

Early Notables of the Neiland family

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Neiland migration to the United States +

Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Neiland to North America:

Neiland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andrew Neiland, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Neiland (post 1700) +

Larisa Savchenko- Neiland (b. 1966), Latvian former professional tennis player

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)