How common is the surname Neufeld?

3,344 people in the United States had the surname Neufeld in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,328 Americans. It ranked 9,701st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Neufeld?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Neufeld identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Neufeld?

Max Neufeld, Austrian film director (1887–1967), followed by Mace Neufeld.

Where is the surname Neufeld most common?

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

Is the surname Neufeld getting more or less common?

More common. 2,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,344 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Neufeld

A surname, carried by 3,344 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N143

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neufeld is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,344 people named Neufeld in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,328 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,957.

#9,701

rank among US surnames

3,344

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+13.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,056)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,692	Geis	3,347	92,245
#9,695	Charleston	3,346	92,273
#9,698	Vanzant	3,345	92,301
#9,701	Vancamp	3,344	92,328
#9,708	Culler	3,343	92,356
#9,709	Mahmoud	3,342	92,383
#9,710	Gigliotti	3,341	92,411

Who is named Neufeld

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

94% of people named Neufeld identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neufelds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Neufeld
Austrian film director (1887–1967)
Mace Neufeld
American film and television producer (1928–2022)

Notable Neufelds come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Neufeld?: 3,344 people in the United States had the surname Neufeld in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,328 Americans. It ranked 9,701st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neufeld?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Neufeld identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Neufeld?: Max Neufeld, Austrian film director (1887–1967), followed by Mace Neufeld.
Where is the surname Neufeld most common?: Wikidata records people named Neufeld in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Neufeld getting more or less common?: More common. 2,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,344 in 2010, up 13%.