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

Neuberger, 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 Neuberger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neuberger in America

Neuberger is the 18278th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neuberger surname appeared 1,519 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Neuberger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neuberger 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 Neuberger

The surname Neuberger originated in Germanic-speaking regions of Europe, likely in the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the German words "neu" meaning "new" and "Berg" meaning "mountain" or "hill." Thus, the name Neuberger would have initially referred to someone who lived near a newly established settlement or homestead in a mountainous or hilly region.

The earliest known recorded instances of the name Neuberger can be found in various German-language documents and records from the late Middle Ages. For example, a Johann Neuberger is mentioned in a 1457 land registry from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in present-day Bavaria, Germany.

In the 16th century, the name appears in several municipal records from various towns and cities across what is now southern Germany and Austria. An entry from 1532 in the city archives of Nuremberg references a guild member named Hans Neuberger, while a 1587 document from Salzburg mentions a Andreas Neuberger who was a landowner in the region.

As the name spread and endured over the centuries, variations in spelling and localized forms emerged. Some of these include Neuberga, Neuenberger, and Neubürger. Place names that may have influenced the surname's development include Neuberg an der Donau in Upper Austria and Neuberg in the German state of Hesse.

Several notable individuals with the surname Neuberger have left their mark throughout history. Johann Neuberger (1666-1737) was a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg. David Neuberger (1718-1789) was a Jewish writer and scholar from Prague who authored works on Hebrew grammar and biblical exegesis. In the 19th century, Max Neuberger (1868-1936) was an Austrian art historian and university professor known for his research on Dutch and Flemish art.

Other prominent Neubergers include the American author and journalist Richard L. Neuberger (1912-1960), who served as a U.S. Senator from Oregon, and David Neuberger (born 1948), a British lawyer and judge who served as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neuberger

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

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

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