Newbury Surname

65,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Newbury 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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Newbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1831:17,5052,518
United States2,6411:137,24314,344
Canada6771:54,4256,477
Australia5961:45,2955,683
Wales2941:10,5261,175
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Scotland531:101,0156,880
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7261:14,1222,114
Wales751:20,9121,213
Guernsey131:2,512419
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7311:68,6997,451

Newbury (21) may also be a first name.

Newbury 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

(English) belonging to Newburgh, Newbury=the New Stronghold [Old English níwe, dat. níwan- + burh, dat. byrig] Newburgh was Latinized de Novo Burgo.

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

Newbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newbury (Arabic: نيوبري) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Newbury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,201st most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 951,501 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Newbury live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Newbury is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 3,183 people, or 1 in 17,505. In England Newbury is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent reside and Kent, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Newbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Newbury has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Newbury surname grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 392 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 589 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Newbury Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Newbury surname are 9.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.49% registered with the party.

The amount Newbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.1% more than the national average, earning R 354,312 per year; in United States they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $46,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newburry93158/
Newburey936/
Newbbury931/
Newbuary930/
Newbry92288/
Nebury921/
Newbur920/
New Buary880/
Newbery863,861/
Newbrey86186/
Newbary869/
Newbour864/
Nawbury861/
Newbaur861/
Nuwbury861/
Neubury860/
Newbray860/
Newbrry860/
Newburh860/
Nebur8337/
Newberry8022,370/
Newbauer80968/
Newbiery804/
Newburge802/
Newbarry801/
Newbeery801/
Newbeuer801/
Newbouer801/
Newbuaer801/
Newbbery801/
Newberey800/
Niebur771,140/
Nebroy7787/
Newbre7766/
Newber7747/
Neburi7747/
Gnebry7725/
Newbro7722/
Nebuhr7714/
Nubury777/
Neibur777/
Nebour775/
Nebura774/
Newbar773/
Nwabur773/
Nebaur772/
Nobury772/
Newbra771/
Neabur771/
Nebery771/
Neubur771/
Neburo771/
Neybur771/
Nabury771/
Nwobur771/
Knebur770/
Newbor770/
Nebure770/
Newburrie752/
Newberrey752/
Newbaurer751/
Newbwerry751/
Newubauer751/
Nieuwbour751/
Newbugher750/
New Berry750/
Knieburry750/
Nebr7323/
Niebuhr718,156/
Nebauer711,037/
Neibaur71376/
Neubaur71185/
Naburya71159/
Nwaburu7184/
Neibuhr7157/
Niebuur7146/
Nebhuri7135/
Niebuer7128/
Nwuburu7128/
Nawbary7127/
Neebuhr7125/
Nuburay7123/
Nwoburu7123/
Niebour7118/
Neubuhr7115/
Neabuhr7112/
Neiburh7110/
Niebuir719/
Newbore718/
Newbarr717/
Nwabure717/
Naburyo717/
Neibour716/
Nebughr716/
Neberay716/
Newbree715/
Nuebaur714/
Niebaur714/
Neubuer714/
Niebhur714/
Newboro714/
Neabrey713/
Nowbray713/
Neubour713/
Naburye713/
Nebreya713/
Nieubur712/
Newbrae712/
Neberry712/
Nieburh712/
Nebaray712/
Nebriya712/
Naboury712/
Neberya711/
Nwberry711/
Nebuuri711/
Neweber711/
Newpura711/
Neybuer711/
Niehbur711/
Nowbrey711/
Nwiburu711/
Nwaobur711/
Nwabuor711/
Naburey711/
Nebuari711/
Nebaryo711/
Neybour711/
Nnebure711/
Newberr711/
Nwbaray711/
Nebbuar711/
Nowbery710/
Newboer710/
Neubery710/
Newbruh710/
Newberu710/
Neabour710/
Niebery710/
Newbare710/
Newbria710/
Neibhur710/
Nebaour710/
Neebour710/
Neubauer6748,344/
Niebauer671,881/
Nebre671,549/
Nebri671,176/
Nebar671,114/
Nabur671,087/
Nebir67907/
Nebor67680/
Neibauer67672/
Neber67513/
Nebro67494/
Nebra67458/
Noebauer67102/
Neubeuer6786/
Neybauer6781/
Nibur6781/
Nwaoburu6774/
Nejbauer6773/
Neighbur6744/
Nwabuiro6730/
Nbura6729/
Nabureya6727/
Nayebour6726/
Nabry6722/
Nebourou6721/
Neuberry6719/
Newbower6719/
Nburu6716/
Nwaeburu6715/
Nepry6714/
Nieubuur6712/
Nebyr6712/
Nwauburu6711/
Nhebauer6711/
Nuebauer6710/
Nobur679/
Newpauer678/
Niebr678/
Nepur677/
Nubur677/
Neubouer676/
Nwabuere674/
Nwabuire674/
Nebru674/
Nybur674/
Newbawer673/
Neihbour673/
Nebbr673/
Neubaeur672/
Neibeuer672/
Newbrogh672/
Nbour672/
Nabuurya672/
Nyaburya672/
Nebhariy671/
Neubaure671/
Neubuaer671/
Newberri671/
Newbrouh671/
Nobry671/
Nwaiburu671/
Nwaburie671/
Nwbor671/
Naiburya671/
Naburoya671/
Naburoyi671/
Nbery671/
Nawabour671/
Nehbauer671/
Nhewbiru671/
Nbary671/
Neubaurr671/
Nebugher670/
Neabauer670/
Neubeaur670/
Newberra670/
Neubauar670/
Neubarry670/
Niebauhr670/
Newbeyer670/
Neaubaur670/
Nowberry670/
Nevvuri573/

Newbury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Newbury in the Arabic language
نيوبريnywbry-

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Newbury Reference & Research

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