Upeniece Family History & Genealogy

Summary

The Upeniece (or Upenieks) family is from Latvia.  According to one branch of the family, this surname means "small river" in Latvia. But there is still much more to be learned about the Upeniece family so if you have more information, please add it to this page now.

History

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Name Origin

The surname Upenieks consists of two words,  "upe" and "nieks",  which means "river" and "something small". Thus, the meaning is "a small river". Of course, there is another word hiding in this surname - "upene" - which means "blackberry".

Spellings & Pronunciations

In Latvia, surnames can divide into female and male surnames unlike, for instance, in England where it is  "Missis and Mister Gardener", but in Latvia, it is not "Missis Upeniece and Mister Upenieks". In Latvia we read out all letters, so if i have written down Upeniece that mean I pronounce it "Uperniece" and Upenieks is "Upenieks" or something like that.

Nationality & Ethnicity

The Upeniece (or Upenieks) family is originally from Latvia.

Famous People named Upeniece

Some people in the Upeniece family that the family considers famous:

Fricis Upenieks Vilis (1896-1990) - Colonel-Lieutenant
Silvestrs Upenieks (1894-1978) - soldier
Kārlis Upenieks (1901-1943) - soldier
Roberts Upenieks (1961) - artist
Juris Upenieks (1962) - artist
Arno Upenieks (1933) - actor
Irēna Upeniece (1935) - teacher

Early Upenieces