Newbould Surname

189,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Newbould 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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Newbould Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5581:35,7634,706
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Wales261:119,0209,008
Malta181:23,9041,289
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6851:35,5844,642
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Newbould 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

From Newbold; a location name in Leicestershire, Yorkshire.

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

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

Newbould Last Name Facts

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

Newbould is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbould? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,571st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,270,891 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Newbould live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,558 people, or 1 in 35,763. In England Newbould is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Newbould Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newbould has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Newbould last name grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newbould Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Newbould surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Newbould last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Newbould earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.75% more than the national average, earning R 332,088 per year; in United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.63% more than the national average, earning $61,423 CAD per year.

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