The Nieman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,907 people carried this name — #6,857 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,954 in 2000.

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In print

Nieman in American newspapers,
1901–1911.

Newspaper page from The Saint Paul Globe carrying the name Nieman
The Saint Paul Globe 1902-07-09
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Nieman
The Butte Inter Mountain 1901-09-06
Newspaper page from The Baraboo News carrying the name Nieman
The Baraboo News 1911-09-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,136 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nieman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

453 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nieman. The most, 66, date from the 1940s. New South Wales 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 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 132
Victoria 130
South Australia 107
Queensland 57
Western Australia 16
Tasmania 6
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Nieman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucius W. Nieman
    Lucius W. Nieman 1857–1935 · journalist
  • Bob Nieman
    Bob Nieman 1927–1985 · baseball player
  • W. L. Nieman 1850– · politician
  • Alfred Nieman 1914–1997 · composer
  • Alfred Nieman 1914–1997 · composer
  • Butch Nieman 1918–1993 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Nieman,
in the records of 7 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 States588 records

588 records of the Nieman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 163
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 135
  • Other U.S. records 290
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry G. J. Nieman

    Born 1909 in Indiana. Enlisted 1945 at Indianapolis; mechanic from Jackson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Seymour, Indiana.

    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 Marie Nieman

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Admiral from Bremen, aged 13; servant. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Malcolm Albin Nieman

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1960; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 588 records for Nieman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands4,676 records

4,676 records of the Nieman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,036
  • Dutch population registers 1,413
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 227
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Nieman

    Married in 1855 in 's-Graveland; labourer. Died 1905 in Kortenhoef, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wilhelmina Elisabeth Nieman

    Married in 1875 in Amsterdam; barmaid. Died 1928 in Soest, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Aaltje Jans Nieman

    Married in 1837 in Uithuizermeeden; farm maid, born 1810 in Uithuizermeeden. Died 1837 in Uithuizermeeden, aged 26.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4,676 records for Nieman 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).

Australia34 records

34 records of the Nieman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Nieman

    Retired of Auckland, New Zealand; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwd Nieman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the James Carson, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Andrew Nieman

    Seaman aboard the Japan, Queensland in 1886.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Nieman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Nieman name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leo Nieman

    Died 1994, aged 75; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arthur George Nieman

    Buried in 1977 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 88.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mark Steven Nieman

    Buried in 1949 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Nieman in Canada.

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

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Nieman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Nieman

    Died 1939, aged 64; buried at Bromley 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 George Robert Nieman

    Died 1940, aged 69; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Nieman 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 Walter Nieman

    From Stettin. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 23 September 1914; then reported wounded in the list of 6 October 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 141).

    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 Paul Nieman

    From Doberan. Reported wounded in one of the first Prussian casualty lists of 1914 (Fusilier Regiment No. 90).

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

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).

France1 record

1 record of the Nieman 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 Helene Adele Nieman

    Born 1931 in Algeria; died 1992 in Castelnau-le-Lez (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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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