2000
#12,426
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 2,291
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.85
Rare Last name
Neubert
A German occupational surname referring to someone new in a village or settlement.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 2,346 Americans carry the last name Neubert. That puts it at #14,094 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.68 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 146,102 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Neubert surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
2.3K
1 in 146,102
Census rank
#14,094
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.7
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
2.0K
rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 2,046 bearers of the surname Neubert in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.68 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 14094th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Neubert, the largest self-reported group is White at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.2%) and Hispanic (1.4%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of 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 A man named Cunrad Neuberter was mentioned in a historical document from the town of Augsburg in 1264.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In the 14th century, the name NEUBERT appeared in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg.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.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Neubert
Among Census respondents with the surname Neubert, the largest self-reported group is White at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.2%) and Hispanic (1.4%).
The bar chart below shows how Neubert bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Neubert surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White94.5% · 1,934
- Two or more races3.2% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 6
Timeline
Historical Census data for Neubert
Neubert appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#12,454
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 2,492
+201 bearers (+8.8%)
Per 100,000 0.84
Rank movement Down 28 places
2020
#14,094
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 2,046
-446 bearers (-17.9%)
Per 100,000 0.68
Rank movement Down 1,640 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #12,426 | 2,291 | 0.85 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #12,454 | 2,492 | 0.84 | +201 bearers (+8.8%) | Down 28 places |
| 2020 | #14,094 | 2,046 | 0.68 | -446 bearers (-17.9%) | Down 1,640 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Neubert surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #12,454 | #14,094 | -13.2% |
| Count | 2,492 | 2,046 | -17.9% |
| Per 100K | 0.84 | 0.68 | -18.5% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Neubert bearers went from 2,492 to 2,046 (-17.9% change). The surname moved down 1,640 positions in the national ranking, going from #12,454 to #14,094.
FAQ
Neubert surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Neubert?
Name Census estimates that about 2,346 living Americans carry the surname Neubert. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 146,102 residents.
How common is Neubert?
Neubert ranks #14,094 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.68 per 100,000 residents, which is about 1 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 2,046 people with the surname Neubert. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (2,346), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.68 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.68 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 1 of them to have the surname Neubert.
Has Neubert become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Neubert went from 2,492 recorded bearers to 2,046. That is a decrease of 446 (-17.9%). In the national ranking it fell from #12,454 to #14,094.
What does the Census say about the background of Neubert?
Among Census respondents with the surname Neubert, the largest self-reported group is White at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.2%) and Hispanic (1.4%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Neubert in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.5% (1,934 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Neubert appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (94.5%), Two or More Races (3.2%), Hispanic (1.4%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Neubert (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Neubert mean?
A German occupational surname referring to someone new in a village or settlement. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Neubert (0.68 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people have the last name Neubert?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the last name Neubert at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.