as a Last Name
- 11,936
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Ness
Meaning & Origins
Scandinavian (especially Norwegian), Scottish, and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived on a headland or promontory, Old Norse nes, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this word; there are over a hundred farms in Norway and many settlements in Scotland and northern England so named
| 3,043rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 11,936
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Ness per capita
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