Researching Stephen Neale
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7108 people with the Neale surname? In that year Neale was ranked number 574 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Neale on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stephen Neale and the Neale Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9406 people with the Neale surname in the UK? Neale is now ranked number 619 for popularity in the UK. |
Neale Family History Databases
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Neale Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Neale surname in the USA? Neale is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Neale Databases
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Some Famous People called Stephen Neale
Stephen Neale
Stephen Roy Albert Neale (born 9 January 1958) is a British philosopher and specialist in the philosophy of language who has written extensively about meaning, information, interpretation, and communication, and more generally about issues at the intersection of philosophy and linguistics. Neale is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics and holder of the John H. Kornblith Family Chair in the Philosophy of Science and Values at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY).
Source: Stephen Neale, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Neale
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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