The Nevins Last Name

Nevins is one more way Nevin has been written over the centuries. Taken at its root, Nevins points to “Son of Cnáimhín ("little bone")”.

Arms associated with the name

Looking for a Nevins coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

A variant of Nevin

Nevins adds a patronymic ending to Nevin, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. The same family of names includes Nevens, Neven and Navin.

5,052 Americans were listed as Nevins in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 10,000 US surnames. Get the complete Nevins report, with a museum-style coat of arms.