Explore the Family Name Neyman

The meaning of Neyman

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Neumann. 2. Dutch: variant of Nieman. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Boris, Lev, Vladimir, Aleksandr, Igor, Leonid, Vladimir, Anatoliy, Anatoly, Brukha, Dmitry, Gennadiy. Jewish Izya, Moisey, Mordukh, Shaya, Sima, Yakov, Yuly.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Neyman saw a slight decrease in rank from 22,336 in 2000 to 22,721 in 2010, denoting a change of -1.72%. However, the count of individuals with the Neyman surname increased by 4.83% during the same period, from 1,076 in 2000 to 1,128 in 2010. The proportion of the Neyman surname per 100k people slightly decreased by 5.0%, from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,336	#22,721	-1.72%
Count	1,076	1,128	4.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neyman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with the Neyman surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased from 96.19% in 2000 to 94.68% in 2010. The percentage of Neymans identifying with two or more races showed an increase of 45.20%, up from 1.77% in 2000 to 2.57% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also went up by 9.23%, from 1.30% to 1.42%. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation within the Neyman surname holders increased by 54.35%, albeit from a smaller base of 0.46% in 2000 to 0.71% in 2010. No Neyman identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	94.68%	-1.57%
Two or More Races	1.77%	2.57%	45.2%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.42%	9.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	0.71%	54.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%