Show ContentsNemec History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Nemec comes from the Russian word "Nemchin," which means German; the same word in Old Slavic was used to denote any foreigner. The name was likely first born in Russia by an immigrant from Germany. Nemchinov, or any variants of this name ending in "ov/ev" were patronymic surnames created by adding the suffix to the personal name.

Early Origins of the Nemec family

The surname Nemec was first found in Russia, where the name originated in early times.

Early History of the Nemec family

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Nemec Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nemtsov, Numchuck, Niemec, Nemeth, Nimchuck, Nemec, Nemecek, Nemeth, Niemetz, Nimitz, Nemchin, Nemchinov, Nemcev and many more.

Early Notables of the Nemec family

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Nemec Ranking

In the United States, the name Nemec is the 12,998th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Nemec migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nemec Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Paul Nemec, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 [2]

Canada Nemec migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nemec Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Paul Nemec, Ilko Nimitz, his wife Maria and their children Hnat and Michael arrived in Quebec in 1896

Contemporary Notables of the name Nemec (post 1700) +

  • William J. II Nemec, American politician, Representative from Alaska at-large, 1996 [3]
  • Nick Nemec, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 2000, 2004, 2008; Member of Democratic National Committee from South Dakota, 2004-08 [3]
  • Marcel Nemec (1972-2024), Slovakian actor and comedian


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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