Researching Walter Neumann
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 46 people with the Neumann surname? In that year Neumann was ranked number 3533 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Walter means "powerful warrior" and is of German origin.
Records of Walter Neumann on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Walter Neumann and the Neumann Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neumann Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Neumann family tree.
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Neumann Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Walter Neumann. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Walter Neumann
Walter Neumann
Walter David Neumann (born 1 January 1946) is a British mathematician who works in topology, geometric group theory, and singularity theory. He is a professor at Barnard College, Columbia University. Neumann obtained his Ph.D. under the joint supervision of Friedrich Hirzebruch and Klaus Jänich at the University of Bonn in 1969.
He is a son of the mathematicians Bernhard Neumann and Hanna Neumann. His brother Peter M. Neumann was also a mathematician.
He is in the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.
Source: Walter Neumann, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neumann
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