| ![Show Contents]() Nieves History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland England The Nieves surname is derived from a place called Nevay in Angus. Early Origins of the Nieves familyThe surname Nieves 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 Nieves familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nieves 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 Nieves History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Nieves Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Nevay, Neave, Neaves, Nevey, Neve, Neevey and others. Early Notables of the Nieves familyNotable among the family at this time was John Nevay (died 1672), a Scottish Covenanter who after the Resortaion was banished by the privy council to Holland.John Nevay (1792-1870) the Scottish poet, was born in Forfar on 28 January 1792, the...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Nieves Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Nieves RankingIn the United States, the name Nieves is the 969th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Nieves Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Justo Nieves, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 4
- Maria De Nieves, who arrived in New Spain in 1876 4
- Tomas Nieves, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1878 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Nieves (post 1700) | + |
- Israel Nieves, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000 (alternate), 2004 5
- Carmen L. Nieves, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000 5
- José Alvarado Nieves (1963-2021), Mexican luchador best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata and for his appearances in WWE as Super Porky
- Nelson Nieves (1934-2021), Venezuelan fencer who competed in the team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- María Antonieta de las Nieves (b. 1950), Mexican actress of voice-over, film, and television
- Néstor Nieves (b. 1974), retired Venezuelan middle- and long-distance runner
- Nelson Nieves (b. 1934), Venezuelan Olympic fencer
- Luis López Nieves (b. 1950), best-selling Puerto Rican author
- José Nieves (b. 1975), Venezuelan former shortstop in Major League Baseball
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.
- 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)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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