Researching Walter Niemann
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 34 people with the Niemann surname? In that year Niemann was ranked number 3545 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Walter means "powerful warrior" and is of German origin.
Records of Walter Niemann on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Walter Niemann and the Niemann Family History
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Niemann Family History Databases
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Niemann Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Niemann surname in the USA? Niemann is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Niemann Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Walter Niemann. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Walter Niemann
Walter Niemann (American football)
Walter Albert "Wallie" Niemann (April 21, 1894 – December 5, 1967) was an American football player. A native of Menominee in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Niemann was an all around athlete at Menominee High School in Menominee, Michigan. He played center for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1915 to 1916. He was the lightest starting center at the University of Michigan at 150 pounds. He played semi-professional football for the Lauerman Twins in 1921. The 1921 Twins team won the championship of Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. He later played professional football for the Green Bay Packers from 1922 to 1924. Niemann was the starting center for Green Bay in the first game played between the Packers and the Chicago Bears. Niemann was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.
Source: Walter Niemann (American football), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Niemann
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Naiman Nannini Nannoni Nauman Naumann Nayman Neenan Nehman Neiman Neuman Neumann Newenham Newingham Newman Newmann Newmen Newmon Newnam Newnan Newnham Neyman Nieman Nighman Nimon Nineham Ninham Noonan Nuemann Nuimann Numann Nunan Nyman
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