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    The surname Neve

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,260 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N100

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neve is more common than 87.1% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish surname, from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”). * As a French surname, from the placename En Nève, from En ève (“in water”), corresponding to modern en eau. * As an Italian, Portuguese, and Galician surname, from or related to neve (“snow”).

    Neve is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,260 people named Neve in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,276.

    #20,910
    rank among US surnames
    1,260
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #19,563)

    Who is named Neve

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Neve identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Neves

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jef Neve
      Belgian pianist, born 1977
    • Rupert Neve
      Audio engineer and entrepreneur, 1926–2021

    Notable Neves come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Neve

    Neve has the Soundex code N100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N100.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Neve come from?
    * As an English, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish surname, from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”). * As a French surname, from the placename En Nève, from En ève (“in water”), corresponding to modern en eau. * As an Italian, Portuguese, and Galician surname, from or related to neve (“snow”).
    How common is the surname Neve?
    1,260 people in the United States had the surname Neve in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. It ranked 20,910th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Neve?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Neve identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Neve?
    Jef Neve, Belgian pianist, followed by Rupert Neve.
    Where is the surname Neve most common?
    Wikidata records people named Neve in Belgium and the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Neve?
    Neve is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Neve getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,276 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,260 in 2010, down 1.3%.
    What are other spellings of Neve?
    Neave, Neaves, Neeve and Neeves.