Researching David Neill
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1983 people with the Neill surname? In that year Neill was ranked number 1845 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Neill on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Neill and the Neill Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neill Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Neill family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5359 people with the Neill surname in the UK? Neill is now ranked number 1105 for popularity in the UK. |
Neill Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Neill surname in the USA? Neill is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called David Neill
David Neill
David Neill (born July 17, 1980) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada from 1998 to 2001. In 1998, he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. This record was tied in 2006 by Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns, and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma. Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763. This has since been broken by Cody Fajardo (878). He received attention from the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets of the NFL, but he opted for a veterinary career and left football prior to the 2002 NFL Draft. But he left the veterinary career and got married and had two kids.
Neill currently holds the following records at the University of Nevada:
1. Total offense in a single game: 582 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).
2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).
3. Career passing yards: 10,901.
4. Passing attempts in a career: 1374.
Neill attended high school at Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he played both football and basketball.
Source: David Neill, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neill
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