The Neiman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,766 people carried this name — #8,713 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,100 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,426 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 229 people named Neiman live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 102
City of Buenos Aires 93
Misiones 12
La Pampa 11
Neuquén 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

25 people named Neiman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 25

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Neiman in American newspapers,
1900–1901.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Neiman
The Telegraph-courier 1900-06-07
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Neiman
The Telegraph-courier 1900-11-08
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Neiman
The Telegraph-courier 1901-01-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,113 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Neiman in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

199 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Neiman. The most, 42, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 71
South Australia 46
New South Wales 40
Queensland 21
Western Australia 15
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Neiman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jochim Neiman 1600–1673 · painter
  • John Daniel Neiman 1828–1890
  • Levinia Neiman 1847–1890
  • Abraham Lincoln Neiman 1875–1970 · businessperson
  • Aleksander Neiman 1908–1990 · politician
  • Joan Neiman 1920–2022 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Neiman,
in the records of 5 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 States528 records

528 records of the Neiman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 211
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 112
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard A. Neiman

    Born 1910 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; draftsman from Lancaster County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Margar Neiman

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1880 aboard the Koeln from Bremen, aged 20; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    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 Gary Preston Neiman

    Born 1951; from York, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 528 records for Neiman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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).

Netherlands32 records

32 records of the Neiman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 13
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 11
  • Dutch population registers 8
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elisabeth Christina Neiman

    Born 1838 in Groningen. Died 1915 in Groningen, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernardus Neiman

    Married in 1823 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Bartha Maria Neiman

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1815 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Neiman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Neiman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Muriel Ethel May Neiman

    Of Swan Hill, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 5 records for Neiman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Neiman name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 3
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frances Alice Neiman

    Died 1989, aged 86; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Neiman

    Died 1998, aged 94; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Noni Ann Neiman

    Died 1992, aged 61; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Neiman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Neiman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clarisse Simone Neiman

    Born 1950 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris); died 1982 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Neiman

    Born 1940 in Paris; died 1993 in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Etlia Neiman

    Born 1908 in Romania; died 2001 in Lisieux (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Neiman in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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