Neves Family History
Neves Name Meaning
Portugese: from a short form of the Marian title and name Maria das Neves ‘Mary of the Snows’ (see Nieves ). Galician and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from any of the places called Neves in the provinces of Pontevedra Lugo and A Coruña (all three in Galicia) and Asturias. English (Kent): variant of Neve with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022