Newbold Surname

44,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Newbold 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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Newbold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8541:74,6728,581
England3,3511:16,6272,409
Bahamas1,6571:23655
Australia1,0191:26,4923,600
Canada3141:117,34312,424
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Wales531:58,3875,284
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Isle of Man231:3,731815
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China51:273,464,31313,838
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1661:11,2541,725
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6121:82,0578,618

Newbold (41) may also be a first name.

Newbold 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

(English) Dweller at the New House or Hall [Old English níwe + bold, a dwelling, house, palace] See Bold2.

Thomas de Neubold.—Inq. ad quod Damn., A.D. 1322.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

(English), New house. (variant: Boulton.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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

Newbold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newbold (Hindi: न्यूबोल्ड) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Newbold.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbold? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,398th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 623,080 people. The surname Newbold occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Newbold reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Newbold is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 41 people.

The surname Newbold is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,854 people, or 1 in 74,672. In The United States it is most common in: Utah, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and The Bahamas, where 14 percent reside.

Newbold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newbold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Newbold last name expanded 793 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 353 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newbold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Newbold last name are 13.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Newbold earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.99% more than the national average, earning R 468,120 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $56,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newbould932,228/
Newboldt937/
Newbolt86347/
Newbald8629/
Newbuld861/
Nawbold860/
Newboult80257/
Newbauld804/
Newboltt800/
Newbouldová782/

Newbold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Newbold in the Hindi language
न्यूबोल्डn'yubolda-

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