Explore the Family Name Neustadt

The meaning of Neustadt

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt ‘new town’, or from a German translation of various Slavic placenames with similar meaning. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Anshel, Chaim, Mordechai.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Neustadt experienced an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 44,654th in popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to 39,837th - a growth rate of 10.79%. The actual count of people with this surname also grew during this period, from 453 in 2000 to 551 in 2010, indicating a significant increase of 21.63%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 11.76%, rising from 0.17 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,654	#39,837	10.79%
Count	453	551	21.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.19	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neustadt

In terms of ethnicity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Neustadt surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 97.79% in 2000 to 98.73% in 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in both years. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly from 1.1% to 0.91% over the decade. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.1% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Please note that wherever "(S)" appears, the data was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	98.73%	0.96%
Hispanic	1.1%	0.91%	-17.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%