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

Neisen, 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 Neisen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neisen in America

Neisen is the 53802nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neisen surname appeared 384 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 Neisen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neisen 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 Neisen

The surname Neisen originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the early 16th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Old German word "neise," which means "new." This suggests that the surname may have been given to someone who lived in a newly established settlement or was a newcomer to a particular area.

One of the earliest known references to the name Neisen can be found in the records of the town of Emmerich, located in the Lower Rhine region of Germany, where a family by the name of Neisen was recorded in the year 1523. It is possible that this family had migrated from another part of Germany and settled in Emmerich, leading to the adoption of the surname Neisen.

In the 17th century, the name Neisen appeared in various church records and municipal documents across different parts of Germany, including the states of Saxony, Bavaria, and Hesse. For instance, Johann Neisen, born in 1635 in the town of Erfurt, Saxony, was a prominent merchant and member of the local guild.

During the 18th century, the surname Neisen began to spread beyond the borders of Germany. In 1721, a man named Hans Neisen was recorded as having immigrated to the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America, where he became a plantation owner.

One of the earliest known figures with the surname Neisen in North America was Christoph Neisen, who was born in 1745 in the town of Kassel, Germany. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in the United States in the late 18th century and settled in the area around Bethlehem, where he worked as a farmer.

Another notable individual with the surname Neisen was Johann Georg Neisen, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1770 to 1845. He was born in the town of Büdingen, Hesse, and went on to become a professor at the University of Giessen, where he made significant contributions to the study of philosophy and theology.

In the 19th century, the name Neisen continued to be found across various regions of Germany, as well as in other parts of Europe and North America. For instance, Carl Neisen, born in 1851 in the city of Hamburg, Germany, was a prominent architect who designed several notable buildings in his hometown.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neisen

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

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

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