Nise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
England

Etymology of Nise

What does the name Nise mean?

The Nise family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish Clan of ancient Scotland. The Nise family lived in any of a number of places called Ness, in Scotland and England. In this case, the surname Nise comes from the Old English word, ness, which means headland. Thus, the surname Nise means someone "from the headland." However, some references claim the name came from the Gaelic personal name Ness.

Early Origins of the Nise family

The surname Nise was first found in Fife, 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 Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Nise family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nise research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1093, 1153, 1160, 1180, 1260 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Nise History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nise Spelling Variations

Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Nise include Ness, Nesse, Nessan, Neeson and others.

Early Notables of the Nise family

More information is included under the topic Early Nise Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Nise family to Ireland

Some of the Nise family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nise migration to the United States +

The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Nise:

Nise Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Nise, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Sources +

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)