Newcastle Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Newcastle Surname Definition:

John Newcastle, cooper in Edinburgh, 1682 (Edinb. Marr.). Most probably from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.

Newcastle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1151:234,74522,001
England951:586,50635,379
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Newcastle (16) may also be a first name.

Newcastle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Newcastle, cooper in Edinburgh, 1682 (Edinb. Marr.). Most probably from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.

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

Besides the great town of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, there are various parishes, &c., so called in cos. Glamorgan, Radnor, Salop, Carmarthen, Pembroke, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Newcastle Last Name Facts

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

Newcastle is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Newcastle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newcastle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 870,423rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The last name Newcastle occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Newcastle live; 37 percent live in Australasia and 37 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 16 people.

The surname Newcastle is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 234,745. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 81 percent reside, Northern Territory, where 13 percent reside and Victoria, where 5 percent reside. Other than Australia Newcastle is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Newcastle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newcastle has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Newcastle surname expanded 2,375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newcastle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Newcastle are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Newcastle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 54.64% more than the national average, earning $66,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.65% more than the national average, earning $68,887 CAD per year.

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