Explore the Family Name Neuzil

The meaning of Neuzil

Czech (Neužil): nickname for a miser, from Czech ne ‘not’ + užilý ‘generous’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Neuzil experienced a slight drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 43,546th most popular and by 2010, it had dropped to 45,653rd, reflecting a decline of approximately 4.84%. Despite the decline in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 467 in 2000 to 468 in 2010, a growth of about 0.21%. The proportion of individuals with the Neuzil surname per 100,000 people decreased by 5.88% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#45,653	-4.84%
Count	467	468	0.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neuzil

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Neuzil. A significant majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 1.74% over the decade. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year, and no change was observed for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 1.5% in 2000 to 2.35% in 2010, marking an increase of 56.67%. Additionally, while there were no individuals recorded as having two or more races in 2000, by 2010, about 1.28% of individuals with the Neuzil surname identified as such.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.43%	95.73%	-1.74%
Hispanic	1.5%	2.35%	56.67%
Two or More Races	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%