Newbery Surname

119,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Newbery 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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Newbery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6501:33,7694,465
Australia7671:35,1964,644
United States4191:865,05765,721
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Argentina1261:339,23326,703
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Wales661:46,8874,434
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France51:13,284,544357,392
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8301:29,3683,966
Wales271:58,0892,880
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:100,84110,216

Newbery (22) may also be a first name.

Newbery 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

NEWBERY: Local. Perhaps a form of Newbury. William Newbery, indweller in Leith, 1675 (Edin. App.), and Joseph Newberrie was married in Edinburgh, 1677 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Newbury.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corruptions of Newbury.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Newbery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newbery is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbery? popularity and diffusion

The last name Newbery is the 119,095th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,887,476 people. The surname Newbery occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Newbery live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. Newbery is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,650 people, or 1 in 33,769. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Devon, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Newbery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newbery has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Newbery last name rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 16 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newbery Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Newbery last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Newbery earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.06% more than the national average, earning R 351,840 per year; in United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newberry9322,370/
Newbiery934/
Newbeery931/
Newberey930/
Newberrey882/
Newbary869/
Nowbery860/
Newverry802/
Newberri801/
Neuvbery801/
Newberes801/
Newbarry801/
Newberra800/
Newberge800/
Nowberry800/
Nawbary7127/
Newbore718/
Newbare710/
Nowbare577/
Nawbare573/
Nowbari572/
Nawbire572/
Nowbahari508/

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