{{Wiktionary|Neumann}} '''Neumann''' ({{IPA|de|ˈnɔʏman|pron|de-Neumann.ogg}}) is a German surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century (Old English) word ''neowe'' meaning "new", with ''mann'', meaning man.<ref name=surnamedb/> The English form of the name is Newman. '''Von Neumann''' is a variant of the name, and alternative spellings include Neuman, Naumann(s), Nauman, Neiman,<ref name=powell2016>{{cite web | last=Powell | first=Kimberly | title=Neumann Surname Meaning and Family History | website=ThoughtCo | date=5 September 2016 | url=https://www.thoughtco.com/neumann-surname-meaning-and-origin-4083900 | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> and Nyeman.<ref name=surnamedb/>
Its first recorded uses were Godwin Nieweman in Oxfordshire, England, in 1169, and in Germany, Herman Nyeman of Barth in 1325.<ref name=surnamedb>{{cite web | title=Surname Database: Neumann Last Name Origin | website=The Internet Surname Database | url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Neumann | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name=hon>{{cite web | title=Neumann Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms | website=House of Names | url=https://www.houseofnames.com/neumann-family-crest | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> It was also used by the Anglo-Saxons and in France (as Neuman).<ref name=surnamedb/> In Middle High German the word for "new" was ''niuwe'', and in modern German ''neu''.<ref name=powell2016/>
{{as of|2023}} it is the 18th most common surname in Germany.<ref>{{cite web | title=Most Common German Surnames & Meanings | website=forebears.io | date=1 May 2021 | url=https://forebears.io/germany/surnames | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808074420/https://forebears.io/germany/surnames | archive-date=8 August 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=powell2016/>
Notable people with the surname are listed below.
==People== {{TOC right}}
===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 *Andrea Neumann, multiple people with the same name *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 *Ole Neumann (1947–2025), Danish actor *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 (born Pertti Nieminen), 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 (1932–2026), American computer science researcher *Peter M. Neumann (1940–2020), British mathematician *Peter R. Neumann (born 1974), German journalist and academic *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 (born 1997), Dutch swimmer *Ronald E. Neumann (born 1944), American diplomat *Sébastien Neumann (born 1993), French baseball player *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 (musicologist) (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 *Wiebke Neumann (born 1986), German politician *Wolfgang Neumann (born 1945), Austrian opera tenor
==See also==
*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 *Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, a German green coffee company {{Newman-surname}}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:German-language surnames