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

Neudecker, 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 Neudecker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neudecker in America

Neudecker is the 55255th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neudecker surname appeared 372 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 Neudecker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neudecker 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 Neudecker

The surname Neudecker originated in Germany, where it first appeared in the early 15th century. It is derived from the German words "neu" meaning "new" and "decker" meaning "roofer" or "tiler". It likely referred to someone who worked as a roofer or tiler, or possibly someone who had recently taken up that occupation.

Neudecker is found in records from various German states and principalities during the medieval and early modern periods. For example, Hans Neudecker is recorded as a resident of Nuremberg in 1456. The name also appears in church records from Saxony and Bavaria from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johann Neudecker, a tiler born in Frankfurt in 1532. His son, also named Johann Neudecker (1567-1638), was a prominent builder and architect who worked on several churches and public buildings in Frankfurt.

Another early figure was Matthias Neudecker (1610-1681), a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Wittenberg. He published several works on theology and biblical commentary.

In the 18th century, Georg Neudecker (1742-1804) was a German composer and organist who served as Kapellmeister in Darmstadt. His son, Christian Gottlob Neudecker (1773-1861), was also a composer and organist.

The name Neudecker has also been found in various forms and spellings over the centuries, such as Neudeker, Neudeckher, and Neudekker. It is believed to be related to the Dutch surname Nieuwdecker, which has a similar meaning and origin.

Other notable individuals with the surname Neudecker include Johann Christoph Neudecker (1736-1784), a German architect who designed several churches and palaces in Saxony, and Friedrich Neudecker (1834-1898), a German painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neudecker

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

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

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