Find out how popular the last name Naes is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Naes.

Naes, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Naes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Naes in America

Naes is the 65964th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Naes surname appeared 300 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Naes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Naes to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Naes

The surname "NAES" is believed to have originated in Scotland during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old Norse word "næss," meaning "promontory" or "headland," suggesting that the name was initially given to someone who lived near a prominent coastal feature.

The earliest recorded examples of the surname can be found in the Scottish town of Arbroath, where a family called Naes resided in the 13th century. Historical records from the era, such as the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, mention several individuals with this surname, including William Naes, a landowner who lived in the late 1200s.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in various forms, including Naiss, Nayse, and Nays, reflecting the variations in spelling practices at the time. One notable figure from this period was Sir John Naes, a Scottish knight who fought alongside King James IV at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.

As the centuries passed, the Naes family spread across Scotland, with some branches establishing themselves in the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, where the name was often anglicized to "Ness." This connection to the islands is further reinforced by the presence of place names such as Ness of Brodgar and Sumburgh Ness, which incorporate the Old Norse word for "promontory."

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the Naes clan was Robert Naes, a Scottish minister who served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1666. His contemporaries included James Naes, a merchant who traded goods between Scotland and the Netherlands.

The 18th century saw the rise of another notable figure, Sir John Naes, a Scottish judge and Lord of Session who presided over several high-profile legal cases during his tenure from 1745 to 1781.

As the Naes family continued to spread throughout the British Isles and beyond, the name underwent further variations, including Nease, Neasse, and Neece. However, the original Scottish roots of the surname remained firmly established, with many bearers of the name tracing their ancestry back to the coastal regions of Scotland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Naes

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Naes.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Naes was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Naes has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Naes was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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