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Family History & Genealogy

The Nye Family

93 documented Nye ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

93Documented ancestors
1883Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Nye

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Nye ancestors in the record

Deceased Nye ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Samuel Nye, about 1883 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Samuel Nye
1883 – 1962
Iowa
W Nye
1884 – 1968
Iowa
Hugh Nye
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Anna Nye
1885 – 1984
Iowa
Marie E Nye
1886 – 1974
Iowa
Oliver Nye
1890 – 1967
Iowa
Marjory H Nye
1892 – 1991
Iowa
Ella N Nye
1892 – 1990
Iowa
Tilda Nye
1892 – 1978
Iowa
Russell Nye
1892 – 1966
Iowa
Minnie Nye
1892 – 1967
Iowa
Aimee Nye
1893 – 1971
Iowa
Oliver Nye
1893 – 1966
Iowa
Josephine Nye
1893 – 1981
Iowa
Harry Nye
1893 – 1983
Iowa
L Nye
1894 – 1972
Iowa
Teresa Nye
1895 – 1963
Iowa
Jessie Nye
1895 – 1979
Iowa
Claud Nye
1895 – 1972
Iowa
Robert Nye
1895 – 1976
Iowa
Howard Nye
1898 – 1967
Iowa
Edward Nye
1898 – 1971
Iowa
Lela Nye
1899 – 1971
Iowa
Bessie Nye
1901 – 1977
Iowa
Leveta B Nye
1901 – 1992
Iowa
Deetta Nye
1901 – 1984
Iowa
Mabel R Nye
1902 – 1988
Iowa
Eva Nye
1905 – 1972
Iowa
Vivian Nye
1906 – 1982
Iowa
Madeline E Nye
1907 – 1993
Iowa
Emma A Nye
1909 – 2003
Iowa
John Nye
1909 – 1973
Iowa
Vernon W Nye
1911 – 1998
Iowa
Bernice I Nye
1911 – 2012
Iowa
Georgia Nye
1912 – 1982
Iowa
Leora H Nye
1912 – 2004
Iowa
Frank Nye
1912 – 1983
Iowa
W Nye
1912 – 1986
Iowa
Fred W Nye
1913 – 1982
Iowa
Norvin Nye
1913 – 1999
Iowa
Howard Nye
1914 – 1979
Iowa
Fred Nye
1914 – 1982
Iowa
Wilbur L Nye
1914 – 1989
Iowa
Marian Nye
1916 – 1983
Iowa
James E Nye
1916 – 2008
Iowa
Maybell I Nye
1916 – 1996
Iowa
Leslie J Nye
1916 – 1991
Iowa
Paul Nye
1916 – 1983
Iowa
Dorothy S Nye
1916 – 1989
Iowa
Eileen E Nye
1916 – 1992
Iowa
Violet B Nye
1917 – 2011
Iowa
Jack E Nye
1917 – 1997
Iowa
Larry Nye
1917 – 1984
Iowa
Charles N Nye
1917 – 2003
Iowa
Richard W Nye
1918 – 1990
Iowa
Wilfred G Nye
1918 – 2004
Iowa
Miriam B Nye
1918 – 1999
Iowa
Johnson A Nye
1919 – 2001
Iowa
Esther M Nye
1919 – 1996
Iowa
Loretta V Nye
1919 – 1991
Iowa
George Nye
1919 – 1984
Iowa
William Nye
1920 – 1972
Iowa
Florence V Nye
1920 – 2012
Iowa
Kenneth R Nye
1920 – 2009
Iowa
Dorothy G Nye
1921 – 2001
Iowa
Lorraine M Nye
1921 – 1988
Iowa
Raymond G Nye
1921 – 1992
Iowa
O K Nye
1922 – 1991
Iowa
Shannon H Nye
1922 – 1995
Iowa
Ralph Nye
1922 – 1985
Iowa
Arvest D Nye
1924 – 1997
Iowa
Helen V Nye
1924 – 2005
Iowa
Roger H Nye
1924 – 1996
Iowa
Leland Nye
1924 – 1975
Iowa
Delmar G Nye
1924 – 2005
Iowa
Donald R Nye
1925 – 2002
Iowa
Charles G Nye
1925 – 2006
Iowa
James D Nye
1926 – 1988
Iowa
William J Nye
1926 – 1992
Iowa
Eliza Nye
1927 – 1986
Iowa
Pat Nye
1929 – 2011
Iowa
Illa Jean Nye
1929 – 2008
Iowa
Frances I Nye
1930 – 2010
Iowa
John J Nye
1932 – 1992
Iowa
Elizabeth Nye
1933 – 1986
Iowa
Gerald P Nye
1937 – 2007
Iowa
E Jeanne Nye
1937 – 2003
Iowa
Charles N Nye
1941 – 2001
Iowa
James Nye
1942 – 1987
Iowa
James Nye
d. 1943
Iowa
Roger E Nye
1945 – 1999
Iowa
Robert Nye
1946 – 1980
Iowa
Nan E Nye
1955 – 1995
Iowa
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Common questions

Nye genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Nye surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Nye family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1883. Most Nye lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Nye family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Nye family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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