Neat

English metonymic occupational surname for a herdsman or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox or a cow, from Middle English neat (“ox, cow”), from Old English neat.

Neat (plural Neats)

1. A surname from Middle English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Neat is the 40494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 540 individuals. Neat is most common among White (78.52%) and Black/African American (15.56%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Neat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 654.