Newby Surname

22,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Newby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newby,' a township in the union of Ripon, Yorks; also a township in the parish of Clapham, near Settle, Yorks; also a hamlet in the parish of Harewood, near Leeds, Yorkshire Also other small places.

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Newby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3061:23,6812,984
England5,7701:9,6571,422
Australia1,1701:23,0733,179
Canada7981:46,1725,663
Jamaica4961:5,786737
New Zealand2871:15,7782,756
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Wales881:35,1653,495
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
France351:1,897,792163,564
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Panama151:260,8176,584
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Austria101:851,54467,454
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
India61:127,844,230863,365
China61:227,886,92811,701
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belize11:355,4743,977
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Guyana11:762,22114,420
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guam11:160,1214,893
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9641:8,2241,252
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3631:21,2522,674

Newby (134) may also be a first name.

Newby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newby,' a township in the union of Ripon, Yorks; also a township in the parish of Clapham, near Settle, Yorks; also a hamlet in the parish of Harewood, near Leeds, Yorkshire Also other small places.

Nicholas de Neuby, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Neuby, Yorkshire, ibid.

William de Neuby, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Galfridus de Nuby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Radulphus de Neuby, 1379: ibid.

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

NEWBIE: James Newbie, tailor in Edinburgh, 1676 (Edinb. Marr.) may have derived his surname from Newby near Peebles, Peeblesshire.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Newby; or Dweller at the New Farmstead or Settlement [Old Norse ný-r + bý-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Newby (the new or recently founded settlement), the name of various places in England.

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

"The new habitation." Five or six places in Yorkshire, and others in Cumberland and Westmoreland, are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire, etc.

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

Newby is the name of a Lancashire village.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Newby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newby (Arabic: نيوبي) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,205th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 297,682 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Newby are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Newby is also the 800,975th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 134 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 15,306 people, or 1 in 23,681. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Newby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Newby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Newby Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Newby last name are 13.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.63% registered with the party.

The amount Newby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 303.01% more than the national average, earning 1,394,720 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 141.03% more than the national average, earning R 572,784 per year; in United States they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $41,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $51,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newbey91101/
Newboy9198/
Newbuy913/
Newbys911/
Newbiy911/
Nhewby910/
Newbay910/
Nebby8027/
Nevby8010/
Newvy805/
Newba805/
Nowby805/
Nawby802/
Newbi801/
Newbe800/
Newbie7378/
Newbee735/
Newbit732/
Newbui731/
Neibby731/
Neuwbe731/
Nebvay731/
Newboi731/
Newbed730/
Newbitt67146/
Newberr671/
Newboid671/
Newbett670/

Newby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Newby in the Arabic language
نيوبيnywby-

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