Neufeld (surname)

Neufeld is a surname of German origin, meaning "new field". It is not seldom in Germany and it is common among German speaking Mennonites from Russia.

It first registered among religious Mennonite Christians in the Danzig region, in late 17th century. The "new-fielders" (Neufeld, Neufeldt, etc.) were a people skilled in building drainage and dam systems, to reclaim land from marshes and the low lands, by the seas of northern Europe – e.g. Holland, Vistula Delta, etc. It is said that some of them may have had Dutch names, similar in origin, from the Frisian province/region.

• Catherine Neufeld Sparks (born 1958), American attorney
• Dale Neufeld (contemporary), former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• David Neufeld (born 1965), Philosopher
• Elizabeth F. Neufeld (born 1928), American geneticist
• Gordon Neufeld (born 1946), Canadian psychologist
• Harold Neufeld (born 1927), Canadian politician from Manitoba
• Josh Neufeld (born 1967), American nonfiction cartoonist
• Josh D. Neufeld (born 1975), Canadian professor at the University of Waterloo
• Kevin Neufeld (born 1960), Canadian Olympic rower
• Mace Neufeld (born 1928), American film and television producer
• Maurice F. Neufeld (1910–2003), American academic, author, and union organizer
• Michael J. Neufeld (born 1951) Space Historian and author
• Peter Neufeld (born 1950), American lawyer; co-founder of the Innocence Project
• Ray Neufeld (born 1959), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Richard Neufeld (born 1944), Canadian politician from British Columbia
• Rick Neufeld (contemporary), Canadian folk singer
• Ryan Neufeld (born 1975), American professional football player
• Sarah Neufeld (born 1979), Canadian violinist