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{{Wiktionary|Neumann}}
'''Neumann''' ({{IPA|de|ˈnɔʏman|pron|de-Neumann.ogg}}) is a [[German language|German]] surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century ([[Old English]]) word ''[[wikt:neowe|neowe]]'' meaning "new", with ''[[wikt:mann|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|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, Germany|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 ''[[wikt:niuwe|niuwe]]'', and in [[modern German]] ''[[wikt:neu|neu]]''.<ref name=powell2016/>

{{as of|2023}} it is the [[List of the most common surnames in Germany|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==
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===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 (disambiguation)|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
*[[Louis Georges Neumann|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]] (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==

*[[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
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==References==
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[[Category:German-language surnames]]