Newbegin Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Newbegin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newbeggin.' Two parishes, one in the the Diocese of Carlisle and one in the the Diocese of Newcastle, and many little farmsteads, &c, go by this name; = new building; compare Lowland Scotch and North English big, to build; v.

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Newbegin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
England1411:395,16427,358
Australia1091:247,66722,912
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Jersey101:5,188903
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Newbegin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newbeggin.' Two parishes, one in the the Diocese of Carlisle and one in the the Diocese of Newcastle, and many little farmsteads, &c, go by this name; = new building; compare Lowland Scotch and North English big, to build; v. Halliwell There is also a township called Newbiggin in the parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham; also a township in the parish of Shotley, Northumberland; also a township in North Riding of Yorkshire.

Robert de Newbigging, 7 Edward II: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.

1745. Married — Peter Newbigging and Catherine Dowling: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Newbiggin (g, &c., a common North. English and Scot. place- name = the New Building or Dwelling [Old Norse ný-r = Old English níwe + Old Norse bygging] Stephen de Newebigging.—Pipe-Roll, A.D. 1259-60.

Newbegin is in N.Yorks.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Same as Newbiggin, Newbigging, name of places cos. Durham, Northumberland, and Westmoreland. See Biggin.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Newbegin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newbegin is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbegin? popularity and diffusion

Newbegin is the 596,518th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name Newbegin is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Newbegin reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Newbegin is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, Maine, where 12 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Newbegin exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Newbegin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newbegin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Newbegin surname grew 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newbegin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Newbegin surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Newbegin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newbeegin942/
Newbeggin940/
Newbeging940/
Newbigin88154/
Newbegen880/
Newbogin880/
Newbiggin82127/
Newbeggen821/
Newbigging78886/
Newbigen751/
Newbiesen713/
Newbiggen710/

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