The Neef surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 434 people carried this name — #48,628 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 384 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Neef.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Neef live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Neef,
with a public archive behind them.
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Roger De Neef 1905–2001 · track cyclist -
Francis Joseph Nicholas Neef 1770–1854 · writer
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Hermann Neef 1904–1950 · politician
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Ernst Neef 1908–1984 · geographer
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Fritz Neef 1913–1979 · jurist
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Wilhelm Neef 1916–1990 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Neef.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Neef is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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