Neumann

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), 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.⁴²

Notable people with the surname are listed below.

• 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

• 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

• 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