Czech surnames
Neumann: what the name means
Neumann means “new man”: a newcomer, the German counterpart of Novák.
In January 2017, 3,916 people in Czechia were named Neumann or Neumannová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha562
- Around Brno169
- Around Liberec127
- Around Ostrava109
- Around Třebíč87
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Neumann mean?
Neumann means “new man”: a newcomer, the German counterpart of Novák.
How many people are called Neumann in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,916 people in Czechia were named Neumann or Neumannová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Neumann most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (562), Brno (169), Liberec (127).