How common is the surname Neff?

22,764 people in the United States had the surname Neff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,563 Americans. It ranked 1,577th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Neff?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Neff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Neff?

Lucas Neff, American actor, followed by Wolfgang Neff.

Where is the surname Neff most common?

Wikidata records people named Neff in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Neff getting more or less common?

More common. 22,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,764 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Neff

A surname, carried by 22,764 people in the United States.

Pronounced /nɛf/ 1 syllable Soundex N100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neff is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

* As a German, Alemannic German and Jewish surname, from the noun Neffe (“nephew”). * Americanized variant of Naff. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Neve, related to the nephew sense above. * As an Irish surname, shortened from McNeff, McNiff.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,764 people named Neff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,563 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,509.

#1,577

rank among US surnames

22,764

people in 2010

7.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,455)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,568	Ornelas	22,969	13,442
#1,569	Forrest	22,954	13,451
#1,570	Colbert	22,940	13,459
#1,571	Aleman	22,927	13,466
#1,572	Rodriquez	22,892	13,487
#1,573	Arrington	22,840	13,518
#1,574	Goins	22,837	13,520

Who is named Neff

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Neff identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neffs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucas Neff
American actor, born 1985
Wolfgang Neff
Austrian film director (1875–1939)
Pat Morris Neff
American politician (1871-1952)
Dorothea Neff
Austrian actress (1903–1986)
John Neff
American investor (1931-2019)

Notable Neffs come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (2).

Questions

Where does the surname Neff come from?: * As a German, Alemannic German and Jewish surname, from the noun Neffe (“nephew”). * Americanized variant of Naff. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Neve, related to the nephew sense above. * As an Irish surname, shortened from McNeff, McNiff.
How common is the surname Neff?: 22,764 people in the United States had the surname Neff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,563 Americans. It ranked 1,577th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neff?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Neff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Neff?: Lucas Neff, American actor, followed by Wolfgang Neff.
Where is the surname Neff most common?: Wikidata records people named Neff in the United States and Austria.
How do you pronounce Neff?: Neff is /nɛf/, one syllable.
Is the surname Neff getting more or less common?: More common. 22,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,764 in 2010, up 1.1%.