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![Show Contents]() Neps History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Neps surname is a habitational name, taken on from any of the various places in northern England, derived from the Middle English words "newe," meaning "new," and "by," meaning "farm," or "settlement." Early Origins of the Neps familyThe surname Neps was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Neps familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Neps research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1280 and 1683 are included under the topic Early Neps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Neps Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Neps family name include Newby, Newbee, Newbeigh, Newbey and others. Early Notables of the Neps familyMore information is included under the topic Early Neps Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Neps family to Ireland
Some of the Neps family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 46 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Neps surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Neps Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Friedrich Neps, who arrived in America in 1745 1
- 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)
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Neps migration to the United States 
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