Neaves
surname · Latin script
Meaning: patronymic from Neve, i.e
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Neaves is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- MXMexico
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
patronymic from Neve, i.e. ‘son of the nephew’.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Neaves is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
probably a habitational name from a reduced form of Balneaves, a minor place in the parish of Kinkell, Angus.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Charles Neavesb. 1800GBScottish theologian, jurist and writer
- Alan Neavesb. 1925AUAustralian public servant, lawyer and judge (1925–2022)
- Lauren Neavesb. 1983USAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
- Rebecca Neavesb. 1997Australian rules footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 11 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.2K | #21,926 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1K | #25,020 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 990 | #23,831 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 828 | #7,692 |
| MX Mexico | RENAPO — name frequencies (eduardofv dataset) | — | 11 | #5,584 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 4 | #118,617 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 1 | #275,743 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Neaves come from?
- patronymic from Neve, i.e. ‘son of the nephew’. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- What does the name Neaves mean?
- Recorded meaning: patronymic from Neve, i.e.
- What are other forms of the name Neaves?
- In the etymology graph, Neave is a form of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Neaves have the most bearers?
- Neaves is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Neaves”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.