Where does the surname, Nevius, originate?

Question:German: humanistic name, a Latinized form of Neff

Neff Name Meaning and History
German and Swiss German: from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, rather like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
Dutch: variant of Neve, cognate with 1.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’.
Reduced form of Irish McNeff (see McNiff

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Neff Name Meaning and History
German and Swiss German: from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, rather like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
Dutch: variant of Neve, cognate with 1.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’.
Reduced form of Irish McNeff (see McNiff

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Nevius Name Meaning and History
German: humanistic name, a Latinized form of Neff.
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Nevius Name Meaning and History:
German: humanistic name, a Latinized form of Neff.

Neff: 1.German and Swiss German: from Middle High German "neve" ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, rather like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
2. Dutch: variant of Neve, cognate with 1.
3.Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German "Neffe" ‘nephew’.
4.Reduced form of Irish McNeff (see McNiff).

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Nevius various spellings: NEEFF , NEEFIES , NAFIE, NAFEY , NAFUS, NEAFIE , NEEFUS , NAPHEYS, NEAFUS , NEVYUS , NEFIE , NEFFINS,& NEEFFIUS.
The earliest listing I found was this man: Johannes NEEFF ,born in Belgium in 1560, with one of the varied spellings. Then, with the exact spelling , was this man--
Joannes Nevius, born 13 NOV 1549 , in Germany.
The name is found in Belgium, India, Netherlands, England, Indonesia, China, Scotland, Germany, and in the US (primarily in NY, NJ, and PA, but in other states, too).

as you can see it is saxon, but it also could be english/lowland scottish as teh angles , saxons and jutes invaded england