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[Surname] Niehaus
What can you tell me about this surname? Meaning? Origin? Anything would be appreciated. Thank you.>>Mac
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It appears to be German in origin though it's also found in the Netherlands. There are places called Niehaus in North-West Germany, see here -
http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/v3/Geonames.aspx?name=Niehaus and the surname is strongest in the same area. I assume the meaning is "new house", and that NIE is a dialect form of NEU.
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Thank you very much.:)
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