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

Neve, 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 Neve surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neve in America

Neve is the 20910th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neve surname appeared 1,260 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 Neve.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neve 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 Neve

The surname Neve is an English locational name derived from various locations such as Neve in Suffolk, England. It is believed to have originated from the Old English word "nafu" or "nefa," meaning "nave" or "navel," referring to a hill-shaped or protruding landform.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 13th century, with mentions in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk in 1273 and the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327. The Domesday Book, compiled in 1086 by William the Conqueror, does not contain any direct references to the surname Neve, but it does mention several place names that may have contributed to its formation.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Simon de Neve, who was recorded in the Essex Feet of Fines in 1295. John Neve, a prominent English historian and antiquarian, was born in 1677 and is known for his work "Monumenta Anglicana," which documented the history and architecture of various churches and cathedrals in England.

In the 16th century, the Neve family held lands in Suffolk and Norfolk, and several members were notable figures. Thomas Neve (1496-1563) was a clergyman and a president of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, while Richard Neve (1590-1676) was a prominent landowner and Sheriff of Norfolk in 1643.

The Neve surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Neve's Cross in Cambridgeshire and Neve's Farm in Suffolk. The variant spelling "Neave" is found in some regions, and there are records of individuals with this spelling in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire as early as the 14th century.

Other notable individuals with the surname Neve include:

1. Jephtha Neve (1758-1832), an English engraver and portrait painter.
2. Frederick Neve (1792-1867), an English architect and surveyor.
3. Arthur Neve (1859-1919), a British missionary and explorer in Kashmir.
4. Ernest Neve (1864-1919), a British surgeon and medical missionary in Kashmir.
5. Ernest Wilson Neve (1892-1965), a British ethnographer and explorer in the Himalayas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neve

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

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 Neve 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 Neve 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 Neve was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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