The Niemeyer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,332 people carried this name — #7,666 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,221 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

79 people named Niemeyer live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 29
Bern 19
Aargau 11
St. Gallen 8
Graubünden 6
Jura 3
Valais 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

23 people named Niemeyer is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 23

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

Niemeyer in American newspapers,
1898–1919.

Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Niemeyer
Scranton Wochenblatt 1898-03-03
Newspaper page from The Oklahoma City Times carrying the name Niemeyer
The Oklahoma City Times 1919-08-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Niemeyer in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1960s.

2,211 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Niemeyer. The most, 1,428, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,835
New South Wales 193
Victoria 98
Western Australia 35
South Australia 31
Tasmania 12
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Niemeyer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Oskar Niemeyer d. 1914 · military personnel
  • Georg Niemeyer d. 1938 · bookseller
  • Lisette Niemeyer d. 1828
  • Aaltien Niemeyer d. 1816
  • Lorenz Niemeyer 1594–1663 · businessperson
  • Barthold Niemeyer 1612–1666 · pastor

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Niemeyer,
in the records of 6 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 States1,089 records

1,089 records of the Niemeyer name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 675
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 142
  • Other U.S. records 272
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William F. Niemeyer

    Born 1921 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Blanding, Florida; athlete from Polk County, Florida. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    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 Elisabeth Niemeyer

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1865 aboard the Gustav from Bremen, aged 18; farmer. From Westphalia, Prussia, 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 Howard W. Niemeyer

    Born 1932; from Pike County, Illinois. U.S. Army, field artillery chief; died of wounds 1953 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 1,089 records for Niemeyer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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, 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).

Germany959 records

959 records of the Niemeyer name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 957
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bernhard Niemeyer

    Born 1893; from Osternburg. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 February 1916; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 2 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 260).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Joachim Martin Niemeyer

    Emigrated to Poland in 1819.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joh Gg. Niemeyer

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Ahlfeld in 1867; shop clerk.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Bamberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 959 records for Niemeyer in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands200 records

200 records of the Niemeyer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 110
  • Dutch population registers 64
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 26
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Niemeyer

    Married in 1893 in Het Bildt. Died 1941 in Leeuwarden, aged 83.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johanna Niemeyer

    In the population register of Vlissingen; shopkeeper, born 1785 in Veere.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harm Niemeyer

    Died 1937 in Hengelo.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Hengelo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 200 records for Niemeyer 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia27 records

27 records of the Niemeyer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Minna Niemeyer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Konigin Luise, aged 57.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Christine Niemeyer

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1885.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Theodor Niemeyer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Catania, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Niemeyer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Niemeyer 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 Guy Henri Niemeyer

    Born 1920 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne); died 1991 in Chamalières (Puy-de-Dôme).

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

    Born 1909 in Germany; died 2000 in Montmorency (Val-d'Oise).

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

    Born 1951 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Paris); died 1980 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Niemeyer 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Niemeyer name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry L. Niemeyer

    Married 1894 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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