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

Newmann, 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 Newmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newmann in America

Newmann is the 62045th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newmann surname appeared 323 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 Newmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newmann 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 Newmann

The surname NEWMANN originated in Germany in the 12th century. It is a variation of the German surname Neumann, which is derived from the Middle High German words "niuwe" meaning "new" and "man" meaning "man." The name was likely given as an occupational surname to someone who had recently moved to a new town or village.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname NEWMANN can be found in medieval German records and documents. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Heinrich Newmann, a merchant from the town of Mainz, who was mentioned in a legal document dated 1274.

Throughout the Middle Ages, the NEWMANN surname spread across various regions of Germany, and variations of the spelling emerged, such as Neumann, Neuman, and Neuwmann. In the 16th century, the surname was also found in areas of modern-day Austria and Switzerland.

The NEWMANN surname has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the most famous was Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), a renowned German architect and engineer who designed numerous churches, palaces, and other buildings in the Baroque style across Germany and Bohemia.

Another notable bearer of the NEWMANN surname was Alfred Hermann Fried (1864-1921), an Austrian pacifist and journalist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911 for his work in promoting peaceful conflict resolution.

In the 19th century, the NEWMANN surname gained prominence in the field of mathematics with the contributions of Carl Gottfried Neumann (1832-1925), a German mathematician known for his work on the theory of elliptic functions and potential theory.

Other notable individuals with the NEWMANN surname include Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801), a German composer and Kapellmeister, and Paul Neumann (1875-1932), a German-born American businessman and co-founder of the Neumann-Endler Company, a prominent manufacturer of beer brewing equipment.

As the NEWMANN surname spread across Europe and beyond, it has been associated with various place names and locations, such as the town of Neumann in the Czech Republic and the village of Neumann in Poland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newmann

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

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

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