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

Neiger, 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 Neiger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neiger in America

Neiger is the 39352nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neiger surname appeared 559 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 Neiger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neiger 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 Neiger

The surname "NEIGER" is believed to have originated in Germany, likely during the medieval period. Its roots can be traced back to the Old High German word "niuwi," meaning "new" or "recent." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who had recently arrived in a particular area or was considered a "newcomer."

In some regions of Germany, the name may have also been derived from the Old German word "neigen," which means "to bow" or "to incline." This could indicate that the name was originally given to someone who had a particular posture or occupation that involved bowing or inclining.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, Germany. In this compilation, there is a mention of a "Henricus Neiger" in the year 1298.

Another historical reference to the name can be found in the chronicles of the city of Nuremberg, where a "Johannes Neiger" is listed as a resident in the 15th century.

Notable individuals who bore the surname "NEIGER" throughout history include:

1. Konrad Neiger (c. 1460 - 1529), a German Renaissance painter and engraver from Nuremberg.
2. Johann Georg Neiger (1685 - 1754), a German theologian and author from Saxony.
3. Karl Friedrich Neiger (1789 - 1867), a German philosopher and educator who taught at the University of Jena.
4. August Neiger (1810 - 1892), a German-American farmer and vintner who established one of the first vineyards in Missouri.
5. Heinrich Neiger (1856 - 1934), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the name "NEIGER" has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and the world, likely due to emigration and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neiger

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

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 Neiger 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 Neiger 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 Neiger was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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