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

Neuner, 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 Neuner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neuner in America

Neuner is the 23604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neuner surname appeared 1,075 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 Neuner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neuner 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 Neuner

The surname Neuner is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "niuwe" or "niun," meaning "new." This surname likely emerged during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century, in German-speaking regions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Neuner can be found in the historical records of the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Neuner is mentioned as a citizen in the year 1389. This suggests that the name was already established in that area by the late 14th century.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various church records and legal documents across southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. For example, a certain Georg Neuner is listed as a landowner in the town of Augsburg in 1472.

The Neuner surname may have also been derived from a place name, such as the village of Neunkirchen (meaning "nine churches") in Bavaria. Records show that a family with the surname Neuner was residing in this village as early as the 16th century.

One notable individual with the surname Neuner was Johann Neuner, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1573 in the city of Bamberg. He made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry and published several works on astronomical calculations.

Another historical figure was Friedrich Neuner, a German Protestant theologian born in 1719 in the town of Schönau. He served as a professor of theology at the University of Jena and authored several influential theological texts.

In the 19th century, a well-known Neuner was the German painter and illustrator Eduard Neuner, born in 1840 in the city of Coburg. He was renowned for his landscape paintings and illustrations of German folklore and fairy tales.

Another notable individual was Max Neuner, a German military officer who served in World War I. He was born in 1875 in the city of Munich and achieved the rank of General during the conflict.

The Neuner surname has also been present in other German-speaking regions, such as Austria and Switzerland. One example is the Swiss author and journalist Emil Neuner, born in 1881 in the city of Zurich, who wrote extensively on political and social issues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neuner

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

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

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