Nees
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Frequency: (596)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naois (see McNeese).
2. Americanized form of German or Dutch Nies or Neese 2.
FOREBEARS: Henry Nees (1833-1904) emigrated from Germany to Fort Wayne, IN, in 1850, but the name was already established in North America before that date. Earlier bearers are probably of Irish origin.
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