Show ContentsNeustadt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Neustadt is a habitational name from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt ("new town").

Early Origins of the Neustadt family

The surname Neustadt 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 Neustadt family

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Neustadt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Neustadt, Neuses, Neusteter, Neustetter, Neustaedter, Neuscheler, Nustadter and many more.

Early Notables of the Neustadt family

Notable figures of the time with the name Neustadt were

  • Aaron of Neustadt, (died 1431) an Austrian Talmudist who with Shallum and Jaekel of Vienna formed a triumvirate of Talmudic scholars in Austria


United States Neustadt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Neustadt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Sophie Neustadt, who settled in New York, NY in 1853
  • Christine Neustadt, who arrived in New York, NY in 1866
  • Emile Neustadt, aged 22, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1869 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Neustadt (post 1700) +

  • Richard Neustadt (1919-2003), American political scientist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he served as an advisor to Bill Clinton and as Chairman of the Presidential Debates Commission
  • Richard Elliott Neustadt (1919-2003), American political historian specializing in the United States presidency
  • Bernardo Neustadt (1925-2008), Romanian-born, Argentinian journalist


  1. 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)


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