as a Last Name
- 2,097
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Nies
Meaning & Origins
North German and Dutch: 1. from a reduced form of the personal name Dionys (see Dennis), which was stressed on the last syllable; this was a popular personal name as a result of the influence of the French Saint Denis. 2. possibly in some cases from the female personal name Agnes, also a saint's name, in the form of Agnise.
| 12,614th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,097
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Nies per capita
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