Newberry Surname

24,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Newberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newbury,' a town in Berkshire Also 'of Newborough, 'a parish in Norfolk, five miles from Peterborough. Also a township in parish of Coxwold, North Riding of Yorkshire All these places no doubt contributed their share to swell the number of Newburys, Newberrys, and Newberys in our directories.

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Newberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,6201:20,5712,594
England1,8671:29,8444,014
Israel9271:9,2321,426
Australia7121:37,9154,939
Canada5291:69,6517,992
Wales1511:20,4942,174
Scotland981:54,6314,602
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Liberia361:122,4599,313
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
France111:6,038,429280,838
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1131:21,9013,094
Wales711:22,0901,271
Scotland281:133,6865,889
Guernsey91:3,628639
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1481:23,3792,925

Newberry (59) may also be a first name.

Newberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newbury,' a town in Berkshire Also 'of Newborough, 'a parish in Norfolk, five miles from Peterborough. Also a township in parish of Coxwold, North Riding of Yorkshire All these places no doubt contributed their share to swell the number of Newburys, Newberrys, and Newberys in our directories. For similar changes rung on the suffix, v. Oxberry.

Henry de Neubury, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Newbury, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1680. Baptised — Anthony, s. Anthony Newbery: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1688. Jeremiah Newbrough and Elizabeth Conniers: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1691. Thomas Newborough and Martha Atkins: ibid.

1693. David Newbery and Ann Dale: ibid.

— Thomas James and Susanna Newbury: ibid.

The following variants are found in the Register of the University of Oxford. (Index): Neuburgh, Newberough, Newbrough, Neuberrye, Newberey, Newbrye, Nubery, and Newberie.

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

V. Newbury.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Newbury (new fort or castle), in Berkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) New—town. A place in Berkshire raised out of the ruins of an old town called Spingham.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Newbury; a location name in Berkshire.

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

Newberry Last Name Facts

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

Newberry (Arabic: نوبري) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Newberry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,200th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 325,773 people. The surname Newberry is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Newberry are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 59 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 17,620 people, or 1 in 20,571. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Newberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Newberry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 820 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Newberry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Newberry last name is primarily Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Newberry surname are 16.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Newberry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.84% more than the national average, earning R 446,376 per year; in United States they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning $40,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newberrey942/
Newbery933,861/
Newbiery884/
Newverry882/
Newberri881/
Newbeery881/
Newbarry881/
Nowberry880/
Newberra880/
Newberey880/
Newbary809/
Nowbery800/
Neuvbery751/
Newberes751/
Newberge750/
Nawbary6727/
Newbore678/
Newbare670/
Nowbare537/
Nawbare533/
Nowbari532/
Nawbire532/

Newberry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Newberry in the Arabic language
نوبريnwbry-

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Newberry Reference & Research

Newberry DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Newberry FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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