How common is the surname Neuwirth?

916 people in the United States had the surname Neuwirth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 337,058 Americans. It ranked 26,598th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Neuwirth?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Neuwirth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Neuwirth?

Bebe Neuwirth, American actress, followed by Olga Neuwirth.

Where is the surname Neuwirth most common?

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

Is the surname Neuwirth getting more or less common?

More common. 794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 916 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Neuwirth

A German surname, carried by 916 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neuwirth is more common than 83.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Neuwirth.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 916 people named Neuwirth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 337,058 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 794.

#26,598

rank among US surnames

916

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+15.4%

change since 2000 (was #28,326)

Who is named Neuwirth

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

96% of people named Neuwirth identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Neuwirths

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bebe Neuwirth
American actress, born 1958
Olga Neuwirth
Austrian composer, born 1968
Bob Neuwirth
American musician (1939–2022)
Conchita Wurst
Austrian singer and drag queen, born 1988

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Neuwirth

Newhart

Neuwirth has the Soundex code N630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N630.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Neuwirth come from?: Borrowed from German Neuwirth.
How common is the surname Neuwirth?: 916 people in the United States had the surname Neuwirth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 337,058 Americans. It ranked 26,598th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neuwirth?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Neuwirth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Neuwirth?: Bebe Neuwirth, American actress, followed by Olga Neuwirth.
Where is the surname Neuwirth most common?: Wikidata records people named Neuwirth in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Neuwirth getting more or less common?: More common. 794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 916 in 2010, up 15%.