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

Neuber, 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 Neuber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neuber in America

Neuber is the 59470th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neuber surname appeared 340 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 Neuber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neuber 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 Neuber

The surname Neuber originated in Germany, with its roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German word "niuwe," meaning "new," and the suffix "-er," indicating a person associated with a particular place or occupation. This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived in a newly established settlement or worked in a new trade or profession.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Neuber can be found in various medieval German records, such as the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae and the Monumenta Germaniae Historica. One notable early reference is from the year 1288, when a certain "Heinricus Nuwer" is mentioned in a document from Erfurt, in present-day Thuringia.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the surname Neuber appeared in various spellings, including Nuwer, Nuber, and Newber, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions. Some of these variations may have been influenced by the names of specific places or regions, such as the town of Neuburg in Bavaria.

One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the surname Neuber was Johann Neuber (c. 1400 – c. 1480), a German merchant and landowner from Nuremberg. Another notable figure was Martin Neuber (1532 – 1615), a Lutheran theologian and reformer from Zwickau, Saxony, who played a role in the Protestant Reformation.

In the 17th century, the surname Neuber gained prominence through the work of Balthasar Neuber (1625 – 1681), a German theologian and author from Saxony. His most notable work was the "Disputatio theologica de Ecclesia," published in 1679.

Later, in the 18th century, Johann Christian Neuber (1727 – 1800) made his mark as a German philosopher and writer from Saxony. He is best known for his work "Philosophische Briefe über den Atheismus" (Philosophical Letters on Atheism), published in 1788.

Another prominent individual with the surname Neuber was Carl Gottlob Neuber (1759 – 1838), a German composer and music theorist from Dresden. He composed several operas and instrumental works and is remembered for his contributions to the development of German Romantic music.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neuber

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

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

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