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Family name Macneil (Macneil , マクニール, מקניל ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Macneil is characteristic of Canada, where it is quite a common surname, New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Macneil is the forename as well as the last name.