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Neave History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Neave History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Scotland

The Neave surname is derived from a place called Nevay in Angus.

Early Origins of the Neave family

The surname Neave was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), in the territorial origin from Nevay, a former parish now united to Essie. [1]

"In 1219 Adam de Neveth was present at the perambulation of the bounds between the lands of the Abbey of Arbroath and the barony of Kinblethmont. Alexander de Neve, a Scots prisoner of war in England, had a safe conduct to return to Scotland in 1422. Thomas Nevay who witnessed the transumpt of a charter in 1450 is doubtless the Thomas Neiff, chaplain in Brechin in 1453." [2]

Early History of the Neave family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Neave research. Another 256 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1219, 1453, 1511, 1558, 1579, 1597, 1637, 1647, 1666, 1672, 1792, 1850 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Neave History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Neave Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nevay, Neave, Neaves, Nevey, Neve, Neevey and others.

Early Notables of the Neave family

Notable among the family at this time was

John Nevay (1792-1870) the Scottish poet, was born in Forfar on 28 January 1792, the son of Alexander Neave, a weaver, and his wife, Elizabeth Halket. He was educated in Forfar schools, one of his tea...

Neave migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Neave Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Neave, who settled in Virginia in 1630
Mrs. Margaret Neave, (b. 1579), aged 58, British settler travelling with the Paine family from Wrentham, Suffolk departing May 1637 from England aboard the ship "Mary Ann" arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on 20 June 1637, heading for Salem [3]
Robert Neave, who landed in Maryland in 1653 [4]
Fort Neave, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 [4]

Neave Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alexander Neave, who landed in Maryland in 1716 [4]
Joel Neave, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1742 [4]

Neave migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Neave Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Andrew Neave, aged 29, a carpenter, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
Margaret Neave, aged 25, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
David Neave, aged 9 mths., who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
Mrs. Marjory Neave, (b. 1840), aged 35, Scottish settler from Dundee travelling from London aboard the ship "Waimate" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 4th December 1875 [5]
Mr. John Neave, (b. 1868), aged 7, Scottish settler from Dundee travelling from London aboard the ship "Waimate" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 4th December 1875 [5]
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Neave (post 1700) +

Samuel R. Neave, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1902 [6]
David Neave (b. 1833), Scottish footballer who played from 1904 to 1912
Charles Neave (1800-1876), also known as Lord Neaves, was a Scottish theologian, judge and writer
Sheffield Neave (1799-1868), English merchant and Governor of the Bank of England from 1857 to 1859, son of Sir Thomas Neave, 2nd Baronet
Mark Neave (b. 1980), English cricketer
Sheffield Airey Neave CMG OBE (1879-1961), British naturalist and entomologist
Marcia Ann Neave AO (b. 1944), Australian legal academic and jurist, Judge of the Court of Appeal (2006-2014)
Guy Richard Neave (b. 1941), British social scientist and Emeritus Professor of Comparative Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente
George D. "Geordie" Neave (1895-1986), English footballer who made 29 appearances Lincoln City as a centre half
Elizabeth Rachael Neave (b. 1987), British three-time gold, two-time silver and four-time bronze medalist slalom canoeist
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Neave family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Peter F A Neave (b. 1922), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Battersea, London, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking [7]

The Neave Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Sola proba quae honestas
Motto Translation: Those things only are good which are honorable.

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Passengers of the Mary Anne of Yarmouth (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/MaryAnne.html
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm