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Nieves

in the US

There are 19,199 people with the last name "Nieves" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Nieves 1,425
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  1. is 1,421st most common Greenberg
  2. is 1,422nd most common Ivey
  3. is 1,423rd most common Bullard
  4. is 1,424th most common Winkler
  5. is 1,425th most common Nieves
  6. is 1,426th most common Jean
  7. is 1,427th most common Purcell
  8. is 1,428th most common Jaramillo
  9. is 1,429th most common Thurman

Similar Names and Nicknames

Nieva, Nieve, Nievez, Nievs, Nievas, Nievera, Neeves, Nievod, Nievar, Nieveen

Most Common First Names for Nieves

Jose, Maria, Carmen, Luis, Juan, Carlos, Angel, Miguel, David, Luz

Meaning & History

Spanish:

  • 1. religious byname, from the title María de las Nieves ‘Mary of the Snows’, given particularly to children born on 5 August, on which date the Virgin allegedly once caused it to snow in Rome. It is possible that the surname derives in part from a nickname for someone with snow-white hair.
  • 2. Castilianized form of the Galician and Asturian-Leonese habitational name Neves.

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