Newark Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guyana

Newark Surname Definition:

(Engd belonging to Newark = the New Work or Stronghold [M.E, newe, Old English níwe + Middle English wark(e, werk(e, Old English weorc, a fortification] Several Scottish Newarks (notably Newark Castle, Selkirk) have affixed the tautological ‘Castle’ to the name.

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Newark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4531:122,99812,370
United States4381:827,53263,418
Australia621:435,41534,362
Guyana361:21,1732,609
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Wales51:618,90625,852
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Newark (29) may also be a first name.

Newark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Engd belonging to Newark = the New Work or Stronghold [M.E, newe, Old English níwe + Middle English wark(e, werk(e, Old English weorc, a fortification] Several Scottish Newarks (notably Newark Castle, Selkirk) have affixed the tautological ‘Castle’ to the name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Notts, and places in the shires of Renfrew and Ayr.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Newark Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Newark Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Newark (Arabic: نورك) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newark? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 342,056th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The last name Newark is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Newark are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Newark is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Newark is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 122,998. In England Newark is most common in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Norfolk, where 11 percent live and Surrey, where 11 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Newark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newark has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newark Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Newark surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Newark earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $42,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning $60,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newwark921/
Newaark921/
Newarks920/
Nowark83223/
Newerk831/
Newarc831/
Neuwerk7710/
Naywark771/
Neweirk770/
Neuwerck718/
Newworks710/
Nawarg67122/
Novark67105/
Nybark673/
Nibark672/
Naverk671/
Nevarg671/
Nevork670/
Neborg5038/
Najvárková5030/
Novork500/

Newark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Newark in the Arabic language
نوركnwrk-

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