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

Nuehring, 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 Nuehring surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nuehring in America

Nuehring is the 62714th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nuehring surname appeared 319 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 Nuehring.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nuehring 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 Nuehring

The surname Nuehring has its origins in Germany, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from a place name or a topographic feature, as many German surnames did during that time. One possible root is the Old German word "nuwen," meaning "new," suggesting the name may have referred to someone who lived in a newly established settlement or a recently cleared area.

Another theory traces the name's origins to the German village of Nürnberg (Nuremberg), a prominent city in the Middle Ages. It is possible that the name evolved from a variant spelling or a dialectal pronunciation of the place name, with early bearers potentially hailing from or having ties to that region.

The earliest recorded instances of the Nuehring surname can be found in various historical documents, such as parish registers, tax records, and land deeds from the 16th and 17th centuries in various parts of Germany. Some notable examples include Johann Nuehring, a merchant born in 1612 in Augsburg, and Hans Nuehring, a farmer mentioned in a 1674 property deed from the village of Obernbreit.

In the late 18th century, a branch of the Nuehring family migrated to the United States, with records showing a Johann Nuehring arriving in Pennsylvania in 1783. This American line produced several notable individuals, including Gottfried Nuehring (1824-1897), a prominent Lutheran pastor and author who served congregations in Ohio and Indiana.

Another prominent figure bearing the Nuehring surname was Wilhelm Nuehring (1871-1943), a German architect and urban planner who contributed to the design of several significant buildings and urban development projects in Berlin and other German cities in the early 20th century.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, variations in spelling, such as Nühring, Nührig, and Neuhring, were also documented, reflecting regional dialects and scribal variations over time.

While the Nuehring surname may not be among the most common in Germany or elsewhere, it has a rich history rooted in the medieval Germanic regions, with bearers making notable contributions in various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nuehring

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

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

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