Find out how popular the last name Neidhart is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Neidhart.

Neidhart, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Neidhart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neidhart in America

Neidhart is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neidhart surname appeared 350 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Neidhart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neidhart to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Neidhart

The surname Neidhart has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the early medieval period. It is derived from the Old High German words "nid" meaning "envy" or "hatred" and "hart" meaning "hardy" or "bold." The name likely referred to someone with a strong, courageous character who did not back down from confrontation or conflict.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Neidhart dates back to the 12th century, when it appeared in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in Westphalia, Germany. The name was also mentioned in the Codex Eberhardi, a chronicle from the Bavarian town of Fulda, around the same time period.

One of the most famous historical figures with the surname Neidhart was the medieval German poet and singer Neidhart von Reuental, who lived from around 1190 to 1236. He was renowned for his satirical and humorous works that often poked fun at the peasantry and rural life. Another notable individual was Johann Neidhart, a German historian and theologian from the 16th century, who authored several works on the Reformation.

In the 14th century, the Neidhart name appeared in records from the town of Worms in the Rhineland region of Germany. During this time, the name was sometimes spelled as "Neithart" or "Neyhart." A prominent family with the surname Neidhart resided in the village of Niederkirchen near Kaiserslautern in the Palatinate region of Germany during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Other notable individuals with the surname Neidhart include Hans Neidhart, a German painter and engraver who lived in the late 16th century and was known for his religious artwork. Johann Evangelist Neidhart was an Austrian composer and organist who lived from 1737 to 1794 and was highly regarded for his church music compositions.

The name Neidhart has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as the village of Neudharting in Bavaria, which likely derived its name from a person with the surname Neidhart who may have been one of its earliest inhabitants or landowners.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neidhart

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Neidhart.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Neidhart was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Neidhart has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Neidhart was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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