How common is the surname Neiman?

3,766 people in the United States had the surname Neiman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,982 Americans. It ranked 8,713th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Neiman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Neiman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Neiman?

Susan Neiman, American philosopher, essayist and cultural commentator (born 1955).

Where is the surname Neiman most common?

Wikidata records people named Neiman in Germany.

Is the surname Neiman getting more or less common?

More common. 3,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,766 in 2010, up 9.9%.

The surname Neiman

A surname, carried by 3,766 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neiman is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,766 people named Neiman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,982 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,426.

#8,713

rank among US surnames

3,766

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,803)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,710	Just	3,769	81,917
#8,711	Gish	3,768	81,939
#8,712	Kuang	3,767	81,961
#8,713	Neiman	3,766	81,982

Who is named Neiman

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

94% of people named Neiman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neimans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Susan Neiman
American philosopher, essayist and cultural commentator (born 1955)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Neiman

Neiman has the Soundex code N550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N550.

Questions

How common is the surname Neiman?: 3,766 people in the United States had the surname Neiman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,982 Americans. It ranked 8,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neiman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Neiman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Neiman?: Susan Neiman, American philosopher, essayist and cultural commentator (born 1955).
Where is the surname Neiman most common?: Wikidata records people named Neiman in Germany.
Is the surname Neiman getting more or less common?: More common. 3,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,766 in 2010, up 9.9%.