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There are approximately 2,791 people named Nevin in the UK. That makes it the 3,468th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 44 are named Nevin.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Nevin surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Gaelic.) Naomh, holy, sacred, consecrated. Welsh, Nef, heaven; Nefanedig, heaven-born; Nefddawn, heaven-gifted.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

NEVIN. NEVINS. NEVINSON.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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