The nee Surname

nee Name Meaning and History

Irish or Scottish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Niadh ‘descendant of Nia’ or Ó Niadh ‘son of Nia’. Compare McNee.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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nee Family Facts

Distribution of nee Families in the US in 1920

Number of nee families

55-107

19-54

1-18

Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 55 - Messages: 219

Thread	Author	Replies
Michael Nee of County Galway	Kirk Beideman	3
NEES OF IRELAND AND ESPEC. GALWAY,PO BOX	JOSEPH M. NEE	6
Dudley Nee and Bridget Kane	rmburkhead	1
Patrick NEE, b. 1820-1825 Galway IRE	Jackie LaVaque	37
Irish Heritage	William F. Nee Jr.	30
John Nee and Bridget Joyce of Ireland	angie	5
Searching for info on Coleman Nee	mary583	13
Harry Nee married __ Bean--W.Va.	janemartin1941	0
Catherine Nee Galway, Ireland	chandra711	4
Thomas and John Nee of Boston, Massachusetts	Angie Schonarth	2

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