Explore the Family Name Neiswander

The meaning of Neiswander

1. Americanized form of Swiss German Neuenschwander or of its variant Neuschwander. Compare Nicewander, Nighswander, and Niswander, and also Neiswanger. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Neuschwender, a variant of Neuschwander. History: This is one of the variants of the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, most commonly spelled Neuenschwander.

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How common is the last name Neiswander in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Neiswander' has seen a slight decline over the 2000 to 2010 period. In 2000, Neiswander ranked 75,938 in popularity and had 236 counts. However, by 2010, its rank had fallen to 83,541 with a count of 225, indicating a decrease of 10.01% in rank and 4.66% in count. The proportion of people named Neiswander per 100,000 also dropped from 0.09 to 0.08, marking a reduction of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#83,541	-10.01%
Count	236	225	-4.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neiswander

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals bearing the Neiswander surname identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, an overwhelming 98.73% of Neiswanders were White. This reduced slightly to 95.56% by 2010, indicating a change of -3.21%. The census did not record any Neiswanders identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. Interestingly, the data shows a new emergence of Neiswanders identifying as Hispanic in 2010 at 2.67%, where there was no such record in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.73%	95.56%	-3.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%