title: Niehaus
text: # Niehaus
  
  Niehaus is a German surname, meaning "new house" in a Low German dialect.
  
  ## Geographical distribution
  
  As of 2014, 47.3% of all known bearers of the surname Niehaus were residents of Germany (frequency 1:12,215), 35.4% of the United States (1:73,560), 13.8% of South Africa (1:28,200) and 1.4% of Canada (1:187,745).
  
  In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:12,215) in the following states:
  
  * 1. Lower Saxony (1:2,934)
  * 2. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:5,749)
  * 3. Bremen (1:7,573)
  
  In South Africa, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:28,200) in the following provinces:
  
  * 1. Western Cape (1:10,395)
  * 2. Mpumalanga (1:14,656)
  * 3. Free State (1:16,818)
  * 4. North West (1:18,761)
  
  In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:73,560) in the following states:
  
  * 1. Iowa (1:12,670)
  * 2. Ohio (1:14,770)
  * 3. Indiana (1:15,492)
  * 4. Missouri (1:21,073)
  * 5. Kentucky (1:22,121)
  * 6. Minnesota (1:37,498)
  * 7. South Dakota (1:39,864)
  * 8. Illinois (1:40,797)
  * 9. Nebraska (1:41,580)
  * 10. Wisconsin (1:66,496)
  * 11. West Virginia (1:72,193)
  
  ## People
  
  * Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada (born 1941), Costa Rican lawyer and diplomat
  * Carl Niehaus (born 1959), South African politician and diplomat
  * Charles Henry Niehaus (1855–1935), American sculptor
  * Dave Niehaus (1935–2010), American sportscaster
  * Dick Niehaus (1892–1957), American baseball player
  * Ed Niehaus, American businessman and publicist
  * Frank Niehaus (1902–1985), American football player (American football)
  * Joseph T. Niehaus, Sr. (1906-1989), American farmer, businessman, beekeeper, and politician
  * Jutta Niehaus (born 1964), German racing cyclist
  * Lennie Niehaus (1929–2020), American saxophonist, arranger, and composer
  * Rena Niehaus (born 1954), German actress
  * Ruth Niehaus (1925–1994), German actress
  * Steve Niehaus (born 1954), American football player (American football)
  * Tom Niehaus (born 1957), American politician
  * Valerie Niehaus (born 1974), German actress
  