Gender: Male
John Nevil Maskelyne, known professionally as Nevil Maskelyne (1863–1924), was a British magician and inventor.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 27, 2024
On the name Nevil Maskelyne, Nevil means New town.
The name Nevil Maskelyne is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Nevil is commonly found in United States of America, Italy, Turkey, and 51 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Nevil is recorded 691 times globally, ranking it as the 45,113th most common name worldwide.
Nevil is most prevalent in United States of America, with 68 occurrences, making it the 22,570th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Nevil is found among 1 in every 9292 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #22,570 | 1 : 26,605 |
| Italy | #14,381 | 1 : 17,917 |
| Turkey | #10,346 | 1 : 15,855 |
| United Kingdom | #8,960 | 1 : 9,292 |
| United Arab Emirates | #12,125 | 1 : 20,309 |
| Saudi Arabia | #43,498 | 1 : 74,159 |
| India | #11,860 | 1 : 22,995 |
| South Africa | #24,408 | 1 : 66,997 |
| Peru | #14,959 | 1 : 38,184 |
| Netherlands | #12,938 | 1 : 17,245 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Nevil from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
John Nevil Maskelyne, known professionally as Nevil Maskelyne (1863–1924), was a British magician and inventor.
Nevil Maskelyne was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. He held the office from 1765 to 1811. He was the first person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth. He created The Nautical Almanac, in full the British Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich using Tobias Mayer's corrections for Euler's Lunar Theory tables.
Nevil Maskelyne was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
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