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

Neuenschwander, 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 Neuenschwander surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neuenschwander in America

Neuenschwander is the 15712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neuenschwander surname appeared 1,856 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 Neuenschwander.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neuenschwander 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 Neuenschwander

The surname "NEUENSCHWANDER" originates from the German-speaking regions of Europe, likely from Switzerland or southern Germany, during the late medieval or early modern period.

The name is derived from the German words "neu" meaning "new" and "Schwanden" which can refer to a clearing or open space in a forested area. Thus, the name likely denoted someone who settled or lived in a newly established hamlet or village within a wooded region.

While there are no definitive records of the name appearing in major historical documents like the Domesday Book, some of the earliest known references to the name can be found in Swiss and German parish records from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was Hans Neuenschwander, born around 1520 in the village of Schwanden, Switzerland. He was a farmer and landowner in the region.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jakob Neuenschwander (1600-1678), a Swiss Protestant minister and theologian who served in the city of Bern and wrote several influential religious texts.

In the 19th century, Johann Neuenschwander (1819-1892) was a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a member of the National Council of Switzerland, representing the canton of Bern.

The name Neuenschwander also appears in the United States, likely brought by Swiss or German immigrants in the 19th century. One such individual was Johann Neuenschwander (1835-1912), who emigrated from Switzerland to Ohio in the 1860s and became a successful farmer and landowner.

Another American bearer of the name was William Neuenschwander (1867-1945), a businessman and entrepreneur from Pennsylvania who founded a successful manufacturing company that produced equipment for the coal mining industry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neuenschwander

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Neuenschwander, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!