Neat Family History
Neat Name Meaning
English: from Middle English neat ‘ox cow’ (Old English nēat) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a cowherd or a nickname for someone thought to bear some resemblance to the animal. The modern English adjective neat (via French from Latin nitidus ‘clean shining’) does not occur before the 16th century after the main period of surname formation.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022