The Das Neves Family Name

Some records give Neves; others give Das Neves. Both point to the same Portuguese family name. Das Neves simply joins the particle Das to Neves, a pattern common in Portuguese naming. The name is generally explained as “snows”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

You may also find the name written Nieves.

Arms linked to Neves and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Das Neves surname pack.