There is no coat of arms for the Clan MacNeil. In Scotland, all coats of arms belong to a single person. The coat of arms typically attributed to clan MacNeil belongs solely to the current chief of the clan. The depiction of the coat of arms on the right is a painting from the Great Hall of Kisimul Castle in Castlebay, Barra, Scotland
This coat of arms is divided into quarters:
- Upper Left: Lion Rampant (mimicking the Royal Standard of Scotland of the King of Scotland)
- Upper Right: Castle in the water (symbolizing Kisimul Castle in Castlebay)
- Lower Left: 3-masted ship (Representing either the sea-faring nature of the clan or the migration of the clan from the Ulster, Ireland to Barra, Scotland
- Lower Right: Red Hand of Ulster surrounded by nine shackles representing Niall of the Nine Hostages
Surrounding the Coat of Arms:
- Crest: a Rock (same as on the clan badge)
- Chapeau: Red velvet cap lined with ermine, symbolic of a Baron
- Helm: Height of the Helmet is determined by rank
- Mantle: Fabric surrounding the Arms
- Supporters: Two lions rampant
- Compartment: The base of the Arms, made of flowers
Size of Clan MacNeil
editIn the United States
edit- McNeil: 33,239 (rank:961) (source: 2000 US Census[1])
- 55.32% white, 40.8% black, 1.57% mixed race, 1.34% hispanic
- McNeill: 22383 (rank:1387) (source: 1990 US Census[2]Cite error: There are
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England, Wales, and the Isle of Mann
editsource: UK National Statistics Database 2002[4]
- McNeil: 3522 (rank:2262)
- McNeill: 4212 (rank:1909)
- MacNeil: 314 (rank:15845)
- MacNeill: 286 (rank:16904)
Sizeable populations also exist in Scotland, Ireland, Canada, England, France, Australia, and New Zealand