Show ContentsNeubauer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The old German family name Neubauer is derived from several possible sources, and no doubt different families of this name emerged independently during the era in which surnames first began to be used. The Low German word 'nabur' meant "neighbor," and then came to be used as a surname. There was also a place named Nabern near Kustrin, a river so named in Wurtemburg, as well as a St. Nabor in the Alsace region.

Early Origins of the Neubauer family

The surname Neubauer was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Neubauer family

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Neubauer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Niebuhr, Niebur, Niebauer, Naber, Nabur, Nabor, Nabermann, Neibaur, Neibauer, Neibuhr, Neibur, Nieburg and many more.

Early Notables of the Neubauer family

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Neubauer Ranking

In the United States, the name Neubauer is the 7,009th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]


United States Neubauer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Neubauer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joachim Neubauer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1773 [2]
Neubauer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charlotte Neubauer, aged 34, who arrived in America in 1839 [2]
  • Johann Neubauer, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 [2]
  • Joseph Neubauer, aged 8, who landed in New York in 1854 [2]
  • Elise Neubauer, aged 7, who landed in New York in 1854 [2]
  • Georg Neubauer, aged 39, who arrived in New York in 1854 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Neubauer Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Aloise Neubauer, aged 25, who arrived in New York, NY in 1901 [2]
  • Anna Neubauer, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 [2]
  • Anton Neubauer, aged 8, who arrived in New York, NY in 1901 [2]
  • Camilia Neubauer, aged 38, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 [2]
  • Katherina Neubauer, aged 2, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Neubauer (post 1700) +

  • Chuck Neubauer (b. 1950), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
  • Peter Neubauer (1913-2008), noted American child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
  • Harold Charles Neubauer (1902-1949), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Joseph Neubauer (b. 1941), Jewish-American businessman
  • Paul Neubauer, youngest American principal player for the New York Philharmonic
  • Jeff Neubauer (b. 1971), American college basketball coach
  • Merton E. Neubauer, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 3rd District, 1943-46 [3]
  • Josef Neubauer, American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Britain, 1940 [3]
  • Jeffrey Neubauer, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1996 [3]
  • Marlene Neubauer (1918-2010), German sculptor
  • ... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Beckie Neubauer (b. 1892), Austrian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire [4]


Suggested Readings for the name Neubauer +

  • The Schwobe Story by Bernadette Durben Bittner.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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