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

Neipert, 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 Neipert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neipert in America

Neipert is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neipert surname appeared 165 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 Neipert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neipert 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 Neipert

The surname Neipert has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "nei" meaning "new" and "pert" meaning "cleared land," suggesting that the name was likely given to someone who settled on newly cleared land or a pioneer in a new area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a medieval document from the town of Neubrandenburg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, dated around 1275. The document refers to a landowner named Neipert von Neubrandenburg, indicating that the name was already established in the region at that time.

Historically, the Neipert family seems to have been concentrated in the areas of Saxony and Thuringia, with various spellings such as Neypert, Neiperdt, and Neippert appearing in local records from the 14th to the 18th centuries.

Notably, a Heinrich Neipert (1460-1524) was a prominent jurist and legal scholar in Saxony during the Renaissance period. He authored several influential works on Roman law and served as a judge in the imperial courts of the Holy Roman Empire.

Another notable figure was Johann Neipert (1615-1688), a German theologian and reformer from Thuringia. He was a vocal advocate for religious tolerance and played a significant role in the reconciliation efforts between Lutherans and Calvinists in the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War.

In the 18th century, a Prussian military officer named Friedrich Wilhelm Neipert (1728-1801) gained recognition for his service in the Seven Years' War. He rose through the ranks and was awarded the prestigious Order of the Red Eagle for his bravery in battle.

The name also appears in various artistic and literary works, such as the poems of the 19th-century German writer Carl Neipert (1818-1892), who drew inspiration from the rural landscapes of Saxony and Thuringia.

While the Neipert surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration, particularly to North America and other European countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neipert

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

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

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