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Neumann (pronounced [ˈnɔʏman] ⓘ) is a German surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century (Old English) word neowe meaning "new", with mann, meaning man.[1] The English form of the name is Newman. Von Neumann is a variant of the name, and alternative spellings include Neuman, Naumann(s), Numan, Nauman, Neiman,[2] and Nyeman.[1]
Its first recorded uses were Godwin Nieweman in Oxfordshire, England, in 1169, and in Germany, Herman Nyeman of Barth in 1325.[1] It was mostly likely originally used as a nickname for a recent arrival or settler. Its early use in Germany was mainly in West Prussia and Pomerelia.[3] It was also used by the Anglo-Saxons and in France (as Neuman).[1] In Middle High German the word for "new" was niuwe, and in modern German neu.[2]
As of 2023 it is the 18th most common surname in Germany.[4][2]
Notable people with the surname are listed below.
People
A–G
- Adam Neumann (born 1979), Israeli-born entrepreneur and founder of WeWork
- Alfred Neumann (writer), German writer
- Alfred Neumann (East German politician), East German politician
- Angela von Neumann, American artist
- Arthur Henry Neumann, British born hunter and explorer
- Bernd Neumann, German politician
- Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753), Bohemian German architect
- Bernhard Neumann, German-born mathematician
- Bernard de Neumann (also Bernhard von Neumann), English mathematician, computer scientist, naval historian
- Birthe Neumann, Danish actress
- Carl Neumann, German mathematician
- Caspar Neumann, Prussian clergyman and statistician
- Caspar Neumann (chemist), German/Polish chemist and apothecary
- Christoph Neumann (born 1964), German politician
- Dave Neumann, Canadian politician
- Elsa Neumann, German physicist
- Erich Neumann (politician), a Nazi politician, civil servant and SS-Oberführer
- Erich Neumann (psychologist), German psychologist
- Franz Ernst Neumann, German physicist and mathematician
- Franz Leopold Neumann, German-American legal scholar and theoretician
- Georg Neumann, microphone manufacturer
- Georges Neumann (1846–1930), French veterinary parasitologist
- Gerda Neumann (1915–1947), Danish film actress
- Gerhard Neumann, American aviation engineer
- Guenter Neumann, German agricultural scientist
- Günter Neumann (singer), German cabaret artist
- Gustaf Adolf Jakob Neumann, Austrian newspaper editor
- Gustav Neumann, German chess player
H–M
- Hanna Neumann, German-born mathematician
- Hannah Neumann, German politician
- Heinrich Neumann von Héthárs, Austrian medical doctor
- Heinz Neumann (1902–1937), German KPD politician
- Herbert Neumann, German football player/manager
- Hildegard Neumann, Nazi German concentration camp administrator
- Ilana Neumann, Dominican Republic politician
- Iver B. Neumann, Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist
- Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, American clergyman
- John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath
- Kamila Stösslová (née Neumannová), lover of Leoš Janáček
- Karl Eugen Neumann, Austrian translator and Buddhist activist
- Karl Friedrich Neumann, German orientalist
- Kateřina Neumannová, Czech cross-country skier
- Klára Dán von Neumann (1911–1963), a Hungarian American mathematician
- Kurt Neumann (director), German-born film director
- Liselotte Neumann, Swedish golfer
- Louis Georges Neumann (1846–1930), French veterinary parasitologist
- Luise Neumann, German actress
- Mani Neumann, German musician
- Mark Neumann, American politician
- Martin Neumann, German politician
- Mic Neumann, American producer/director, creator of Kung Faux
- Michael Neumann, Canadian philosopher
- Monica von Neumann, American socialite
N–Z
- Nicole Neumann, Argentinian model
- Oscar Rudolph Neumann (1867–1946), German ornithologist
- Otto Neumann (athlete) (1902-1990), German sprinter
- Otto Neumann (artist) (1895-1975), German Expressionist painter and printmaker
- Otto C. Neumann (1936-1991), American politician
- Paul Neumann (disambiguation), several people
- Pertti Neumann, Finnish pop musician
- Peter Neumann (Canadian football) (1931–2020), Canadian football player
- Peter de Neumann (1917–1972), ["The Man From Timbuctoo"], British mariner
- Peter G. Neumann (born 1932), American computer scientist
- Peter M. Neumann (1940–2020), British mathematician
- Petra Isenberg (née Neumann), computer scientist
- Philipp von Neumann (1781–1851), Austrian diplomat
- Randy Neumann (born 1948), American boxer and referee
- Robert G. Neumann (1916–1999), American politician and diplomat
- Robin Neumann, Dutch swimmer
- Ronald E. Neumann (born 1944), American diplomat
- Sigmund Neumann (1904–1962), German political scientist and sociologist
- Therese Neumann (1898–1962), German mystic
- Thomas Neumann (born 1977), German computer scientist
- Václav Neumann (1920–1995), Czech conductor and musician
- Victor Neumann (born 1953), Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor
- Víctor Neumann-Lara (1933–2004), Mexican mathematician
- Von Neumann family, a Jewish Hungarian noble family
- Werner Neumann (1905–1991), German musicologist
- Werner Neumann (jazz musician), German jazz guitarist and music lecturer
- Werner Neumann (judge) (born 1953), German jurist, lawyer and judge
- Werner Neumann (officer) (1905–1970), German general
- Wolfgang Neumann (born 1945), Austrian opera tenor
See also
- Naumann
- Neuman
- Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania
- Neumann Bygg, a Norwegian buildings supplies retailer owned by the Danish Stark Group
- Neumann Drive, a method of recycling space debris
- Niemann
- Najman, Yiddish variant of Neumann
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Surname Database: Neumann Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 Powell, Kimberly (5 September 2016). "Neumann Surname Meaning and Family History". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Neumann Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". House of Names. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Most Common German Surnames & Meanings". forebears.io. 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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