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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naois (see McNeese).
  • North German and Dutch : from a short form of the female personal name Agnes (see Annis).
  • Americanized form of German Nies or possibly Kniess (see Knez).

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