Explore the Family Name Neubecker

The meaning of Neubecker

German: 1. nickname for a baker who was new in a village or town, or perhaps for one who had newly finished his apprenticeship, from neu ‘new’ + becker ‘baker’. 2. in northern Germany it may sometimes be a habitational name for someone from a place called Niebe(c)k, meaning ‘new stream’, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stream so named.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Neubecker saw an increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank improved from 42,363 in 2000 to 40,909 in 2010, a change of 3.43 percent. The total count of individuals with this surname also grew by 10.58 percent during this period, increasing from 482 in 2000 to 533 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained stable at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,363	#40,909	3.43%
Count	482	533	10.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neubecker

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Neubecker surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly linked to individuals identifying as White. In 2000, about 96.89 percent of people who carry this name identified themselves as White, a number which slightly dropped to 96.62 percent in 2010. Interestingly, there was no record of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. A new appearance in the 2010 census showed a small percentage (2.06) of people with the Neubecker surname identifying as Hispanic. The category of two or more races was represented in 2000 but not in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	96.62%	-0.28%
Hispanic	0%	2.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%