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The Neevay surname is derived from a place called Nevay in Angus.
The surname Neevay was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), in the territorial origin from Nevay, a former parish now united to Essie. 1
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Nevay, Neave, Neaves, Nevey, Neve, Neevey and others.
Notable 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...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Neave, who came to Virginia in 1630; Margaret Neave, who arrived at Boston in 1637; Alexander Neave, who settled in Maryland in 1716; William Neaves, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1852.