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

Neubert, 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 Neubert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neubert in America

Neubert is the 12454th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neubert surname appeared 2,492 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 Neubert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neubert 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 Neubert

The surname NEUBERT originated in Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "neue" meaning "new" and "Burt" meaning "dwelling" or "settlement." The name likely referred to someone who lived in a newly established settlement or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the 13th century in the region of Bavaria. A man named Cunrad Neuberter was mentioned in a historical document from the town of Augsburg in 1264. The name was also found in various medieval records from other parts of southern Germany, with spellings like Neuberter, Neuburter, and Neuberter.

In the 14th century, the name NEUBERT appeared in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg. A man named Hans Neubert was listed as a resident of the town of Spandau in 1372.

During the 16th century, the name NEUBERT became more widespread across Germany. In 1524, a man named Johann Neubert was recorded as a citizen of Nuremberg, one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire at the time.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name NEUBERT was Kaspar Neubert (1575-1638), a German astronomer and mathematician from Naumburg. He made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and was a professor at the University of Leipzig.

Another notable figure was Johann Friedrich Neubert (1723-1784), a German composer and organist from Saxony. He is best known for his contributions to the development of the Protestant church music genre in the 18th century.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Neubert (1798-1854) was a German jurist and politician who served as the Minister of Justice in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1849 to 1853.

The name NEUBERT has also been associated with various places across Germany, such as Neubert, a village in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and Neubert, a district in the city of Leipzig.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neubert

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

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

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