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Source: Nieman (surname)

Nieman is a Dutch and Low German surname that originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person (Niemand in Dutch and German) or a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and High German Neumann) People with this surname include:

Alfred Nieman (1914–1997), British pianist and composer
Andries Nieman (1927–2009), South African boxer
Bob Nieman (1927–1985), American baseball player and scout
Butch Nieman (1918–1993), American baseball player
Charles Nieman (born 1949), American megachurch preacher
Lucius W. Nieman (1857–1935), American journalist
Randall Nieman, American musician
Robert Nieman (born 1947), American modern pentathlete
Sebilla Alida Johanna Niemans (1927–1959), Dutch murder victim known as Blonde Dolly