The Ney Family Name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Nye surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Ney

Anyone researching Ney should also look under Nye. Taken at its root, Ney points to “At the island”.

Ney is listed among the recognised spellings of Nye. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Nie. 3,285 Americans were listed as Ney in the 2010 census. INSEE counts 1,697 people born in France with the Ney surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. There were 83 such births in the 1890s and 130 in the 1990s.

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