Nieves Family History

Nieves Surname Meaning

Spanish: from a short form of the Marian title and name 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.

The surname may also be a reference to a local church dedicated to the Virgin Mary bearing this title. Spanish: possibly also a nickname from the plural of nieve ‘snow’ for someone with snow-white hair.

Galician and Asturian-Leonese: Castilianized form of Neves.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Neves, Neve, Naves, Nevers, Nieder, Neaves, Rives, Sieve, Siever, Vives

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Where is the Nieves family from?

You can see how Nieves families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nieves family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Nieves families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 3 Nieves families living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Nieves's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Nieves families in 1911.

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What did your Nieves ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Labrador and Sirvienta were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Nieves. 28% of Nieves men worked as a Labrador and 22% of Nieves women worked as a Sirvienta. Some less common occupations for Americans named Nieves were Laborer and domstica.

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Labrador

28%

Jornalero

15%

Agricultor

Laborer

Sirvienta

22%

Costurera

13%

cocinera

11%

domstica

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 16K immigration records available for the last name Nieves. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 6K military records available for the last name Nieves. For the veterans among your Nieves ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Nieves lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Nieves life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Nieves in 1943 was 36, and 69 in 2004.

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Nieves Surname Meaning

Galician and Asturian-Leonese: Castilianized form of Neves.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Nieves family from?

What did your Nieves ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Labrador

28%

Jornalero

15%

Agricultor

Laborer

Sirvienta

22%

Costurera

13%

cocinera

11%

domstica

What Nieves family records will you find?

What is the average Nieves lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Nieves life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Nieves in 1943 was 36, and 69 in 2004.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

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