How common is the surname Niehaus?

3,493 people in the United States had the surname Niehaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,390 Americans. It ranked 9,320th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Niehaus?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Niehaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Niehaus?

Lennie Niehaus, American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020).

Where is the surname Niehaus most common?

Wikidata records people named Niehaus in the United States.

Is the surname Niehaus getting more or less common?

More common. 3,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,493 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Niehaus

A surname, carried by 3,493 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Niehaus is more common than 94.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,493 people named Niehaus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,390 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,362.

#9,320

rank among US surnames

3,493

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,942)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,313	Barreras	3,496	88,314
#9,314	Elswick	3,495	88,339
#9,319	Maughan	3,494	88,364
#9,320	Niehaus	3,493	88,390
#9,328	Klimek	3,492	88,415

Who is named Niehaus

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

97% of people named Niehaus identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Niehauss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Niehaus

Neuhaus

Niehaus has the Soundex code N200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N200.

Questions

How common is the surname Niehaus?: 3,493 people in the United States had the surname Niehaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,390 Americans. It ranked 9,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Niehaus?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Niehaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Niehaus?: Lennie Niehaus, American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020).
Where is the surname Niehaus most common?: Wikidata records people named Niehaus in the United States.
Is the surname Niehaus getting more or less common?: More common. 3,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,493 in 2010, up 3.9%.