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

Neuhaus, 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 Neuhaus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neuhaus in America

Neuhaus is the 13160th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neuhaus surname appeared 2,324 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 Neuhaus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neuhaus 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 Neuhaus

The surname Neuhaus is of German origin, deriving from the words "neu" meaning "new" and "haus" meaning "house". It likely originated in the Middle Ages, referring to someone who lived in a newly constructed house or a recently established homestead.

The name can be traced back to various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Westphalia. In the early 14th century, records show instances of the name spelled as "Nuhusen" or "Nuenhus" in various parts of central and northern Germany.

One of the earliest known references to the name Neuhaus appears in the Stadtbuch of Lübeck, a municipal register from the late 13th century, which mentions a "Hinricus Nuhusen" in the year 1289.

In the 15th century, the name Neuhaus was associated with several notable figures, including Johannes Neuhaus (1440-1508), a German theologian and rector of the University of Leipzig, and Heinrich Neuhaus (1492-1538), a German humanist and poet.

Over the centuries, the name Neuhaus has been linked to various locations across Germany, such as the town of Neuhaus am Rennweg in Thuringia, and the village of Neuhaus an der Pegnitz in Bavaria.

Notable individuals with the surname Neuhaus include:

1. Heinrich Neuhaus (1888-1964), a renowned Russian-German pianist and pedagogue.
2. Walter Neuhaus (1903-1967), a German actor and film director.
3. Rainer Neuhaus (born 1961), a German football player and coach.
4. Egon Neuhaus (1908-1988), an Austrian actor known for his work in German cinema.
5. Ernst Neuhaus (1931-2004), a German politician and member of the Bundestag.

The surname Neuhaus has endured through the ages, with its origins rooted in the early settlements and homesteads of medieval Germany, reflecting the country's rich cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neuhaus

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

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

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