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.
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.