The surname Neu
A surname, carried by 4,170 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex N000
Origin
From the German and Jewish surname, from the adjective neu (“new”).
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,170 people named Neu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,040 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,734.
Who is named Neu
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Neu identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 94%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
- Two or more races 1.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Neu has the Soundex code N000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N000.
Questions
- Where does the surname Neu come from?
- From the German and Jewish surname, from the adjective neu (“new”).
- How common is the surname Neu?
- 4,170 people in the United States had the surname Neu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,040 Americans. It ranked 7,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Neu?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Neu identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Neu getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,170 in 2010, up 12%.