Nees
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English
Etymology 1
- As a Scottish surname, variant of Neece.
- As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.
Proper noun
Nees (plural Neeses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nees is the 18640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Nees is most common among White (93.43%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Nees
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nees”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 656.
Anagrams
Fingallian
Proper noun
Nees
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eneas.
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):
- Nees,
- Enees, Aenaeas.
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):