Nevin Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Nevin Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Nevin

The Nevin family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Nevins, Nevinson, Nevison, Niven, Nivens, Nivison and Neaverson. This is a baptismal name meaning 'the son of Niven', a name of great antiquity. This name is often of English descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts in that country. Examples of such are a Robert Sharpe and Jane Nevisson, who were married in Saint Antholin, London, in the year 1635. A Richard Nevinson, County Kent, was registered in the University of Oxford, in the year 1602. A John Neverson was buried in the Church of 'Saint Thomas The Apostle', London, in the year 1728. Names were recorded in ancient documents to make it easier for the overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired land by either force or gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. In Ireland the name Nevin and its variants are derived from the native Gaelic MacCnaimhin Sept that was located in County Galway . The original form of the name was Knavin although MacNevin was also used in earliest times. Navin is another variant of this widespread name that is sometimes found in County Mayo in the West of the country.