Explore the Family Name Neumeyer

The meaning of Neumeyer

German: distinguishing name for a newly appointed steward or tenant farmer, or one who was a newcomer to an area, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + meier ‘steward, tenant farmer’ (see Meyer 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Neumeyer' has slightly declined in the decade between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 20,072 in 2000, it fell to a rank of 20,843 in 2010, marking a 3.84% decrease. Despite this dip in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Neumeyer surname increased by 2.43%, from 1,236 in 2000 to 1,266 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Neumeyer surname per 100k dropped by 6.52% over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,072	#20,843	-3.84%
Count	1,236	1,266	2.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.43	-6.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neumeyer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting shifts in the Neumeyer surname's ethnic identity distribution from 2000 to 2010. There was a notable increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a percentage change of 157.14%. Similarly, those claiming two or more races also rose significantly, by 95.51%. The percentage of individuals with the Neumeyer surname identifying as white decreased by 2.12%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a modest increase of 8.70%. In 2010, small portions of individuals began to identify as Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, where there were none reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	94.63%	-2.12%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.74%	95.51%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.5%	8.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	1.26%	157.14%
Black	0%	0.47%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.39%	0%