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

Neis, 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 Neis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neis in America

Neis is the 22319th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neis surname appeared 1,155 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 Neis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neis 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 Neis

The surname NEIS originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of modern-day Germany and Austria. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th centuries.

NEIS is thought to be derived from the German word "Neisse," which is the name of a river that flows through parts of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. It is likely that the surname was initially given to individuals who lived near or were associated with this river or one of its tributaries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the NEIS surname can be found in a document from the city of Nuremberg, dated 1392, which mentions a person named Hanns Neis. Another early reference is from the town of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), where a Johann Neis is mentioned in records from 1465.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the NEIS surname appears to have spread beyond its original geographic origins, as individuals bearing this name can be found in various historical records across central and eastern Europe.

Notable individuals with the NEIS surname include Johann Neis (1580-1631), a German engraver and printmaker known for his intricate copperplate engravings; Peter Neis (1629-1702), a German Baroque painter and portraitist active in the city of Bamberg; and Johann Baptist Neis (1751-1818), an Austrian composer and organist who served at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Neis (1821-1891) was a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, while Karl Neis (1876-1945) was a German painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and rural scenes.

Moving into the 20th century, Johannes Neis (1899-1975) was a German sculptor and ceramist who worked in a modernist style, and Günter Neis (1927-1995) was a German novelist and short story writer whose works often explored themes of identity and alienation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neis

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

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

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