Niven

See also: нивен

English

Etymology

From the Scottish Gaelic variant of Nevin.

Proper noun

Niven (plural Nivens)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• Niven ring

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Niven is the 20047^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1334 individuals. Niven is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niven”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 672.

Anagrams

• Nevin, venin