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Where Does The Last Name New Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name New (Arabic: نيو) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as: Néw. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name New? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 10,860^th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,999 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of New live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. New is also the 45,333^rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,508 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 17,975 people, or 1 in 20,165. In The United States New is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 159 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.

New Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of New has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the New last name expanded 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 576 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 3 percent between 1901 and 2014.

New Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the New last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland, Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the New last name are 17.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount New earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning R 244,080 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,279 CAD per year.