Nieves

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Nieves is the 1004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34896 individuals. Nieves is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.28%) individuals.

Etymology
From, shortened from María (de las) Nieves, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Snows".

Proper noun

 * 1)  derived from the given name, or from a nickname for someone with white hair
 * 1)  derived from the given name, or from a nickname for someone with white hair