Newbald Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jersey
Highest density in:
Jersey

Newbald Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newbold,' i.e. the new dwelling. Anglo-Saxon bold, a house, a dwelling (v. build, Skeat). Naturally many places bear this name. There are parishes in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Leicestershire, also hamlets in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire.

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Newbald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey101:9,9202,003
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Newbald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newbold,' i.e. the new dwelling. Anglo-Saxon bold, a house, a dwelling (v. build, Skeat). Naturally many places bear this name. There are parishes in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Leicestershire, also hamlets in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire. Newbald represents Newbald, a parish in the East Riding of of Yorkshire, near Market Weighton; compare Newbiggin.

John de Neubald, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Newebald, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robertus de Newbald, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Willelmus Newbald, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1654. Baptised — Joseph, s. John New-ball: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1603-4. William Glenister (Buckinghamshire) and Elizabeth Newboult (Buckinghamshire): Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1736. Married — George Ernest Eller and Mary Newbolt: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Newbold, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. A name common to several places in cos. Derby, Leicester, Worcester, Cheshire, Warwick, &c. Anglo-Saxon "the new habitation." 2. Nuboldus, a baptismal name, occurs in the Domesday of Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Derbyshire Newbolds have taken the name of a parish in the county. There were Newbolds in Beighton two centuries ago (G.). The Needhams of Derbyshire, who are best represented on the Yorkshire border in the vicinity of Sheffield, probably take their name from Needham in that county, whence also the Earls of Kilmorey take their name (L.). John and Thomas Needham were Bonsall copyholders in 1620 (G.). The name is also frequent in Lincolnshire. A Norfolk parish and a Suffolk town are thus called.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Newbold or Newbould is a common place - name in the midlands. The surname is also established in Derbyshire, Notts, and Worcestershire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Newbald Last Name Facts

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

Newbald occurs most in Jersey. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Newbald.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbald? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Newbald occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Newbald are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Jersey, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 9,920. Other than Jersey it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Newbald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newbald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Newbald surname fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Newbald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Newbald earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newbauld934/
Newbal9210/
Newbold8611,696/
Newball861,303/
Newbould802,228/
Newboldt807/
Nebbal77150/
Newbol771/
Niwbal771/
Newbolt71347/
Newvall714/
Newboll714/
Niwball711/
Newbole710/
Nawbold710/
Newboult67257/
Newbouldová672/
Newboltt670/
Nebboul579/

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