The Neese surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,335 people carried this name — #6,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,156 in 2000.

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In print

Neese in American newspapers,
1874–1911.

Newspaper page from The Valley Virginian carrying the name Neese
The Valley Virginian 1874-02-26
Newspaper page from The Valley Virginian carrying the name Neese
The Valley Virginian 1874-02-19
Newspaper page from Duncan Arizonian carrying the name Neese
Duncan Arizonian 1911-08-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,893 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Neese in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

88 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Neese. The most, 44, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 31
Victoria 14
Queensland 13
South Australia 13
Western Australia 8
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Neese.

Who carried it

People named Neese,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Gelbert Neese
    Charles Gelbert Neese 1916–1989 · judge
  • Hans Neese 1891–1961 · engineer
  • Paul Neese 1939–2000 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Neese,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States322 records

322 records of the Neese name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 171
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 71
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alvin F. Neese

    Born 1918 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sill; filling station attendant from Beaver County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Forgan Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helene Neese

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1891 aboard the Munchen from Bremen, aged 4; farmer. From Germany; bound for Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record R. Bentley Neese

    Born 1930; from Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 322 records for Neese in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany87 records

87 records of the Neese name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Neese

    From Groß Tychow, Belgard. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 April 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 60).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Neese

    From Kohlstadt, Detmold. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 87 records for Neese in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands47 records

47 records of the Neese name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 28
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 15
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Baerent Neese

    Married in 1642 in Vlissingen; boatman.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Guurtje Neese

    Died 1850 in Krommenie, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacob Neese

    Buried in 1715 in Alkmaar.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Neese in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Neese name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Louise Neese

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Carl Etter Neese

    Buried in 1951 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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