Newhouse Surname

50,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Newhouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the new house,' from residence at a house so called. Many small spots go by this name up and down the country; compare Newton, Newby, Newbiggin, and Newham, which are strictly parallel cases, only in most cases of older origin.

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Newhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7801:41,2825,068
England5811:95,90010,214
Canada4681:78,7308,833
Australia3121:86,5259,997
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Israel101:855,76354,181
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway81:642,78647,258
Wales61:515,75523,171
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9161:26,2103,223

Newhouse (13) may also be a first name.

Newhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the new house,' from residence at a house so called. Many small spots go by this name up and down the country; compare Newton, Newby, Newbiggin, and Newham, which are strictly parallel cases, only in most cases of older origin. The family of Newhouse, however, are evidently sprung from Yorkshire.

Johannes Newehowse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia Newhouse, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus de Newhese, 1379: ibid.

1686-7. William Waller and Elizabeth Newhouse: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1771. Married — James Newhouse and Isabel Thwaites: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) One who dwelt in the newly built house.

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

A name common to many localities.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Newhouse Last Name Facts

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

Newhouse occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newhouse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Newhouse is the 50,031st most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 709,734 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Newhouse live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8,780 people, or 1 in 41,282. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Newhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newhouse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newhouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Newhouse surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Newhouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 73.98% more than the national average, earning 602,099 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 432.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,266,360 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $54,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newhouser94159/
Newhouses9410/
Newhousse940/
Newhous936/
Newhose932/
Newhause885/
Newhoose880/
Newous861/
Newhos860/
Newhauser82121/
Nieuhouse820/
Newhaus8057/
Newhuis8048/
Newhase802/
Newushe801/
Newos771/
Niewhuis751/
Newase71218/
Newheiser7129/
Nevous719/
Newise711/
Nywose711/
Newchoice711/
Nevuse711/
Nessuhous710/
Nebose710/
Niewosz6712/
Niehuas679/
Nevhaus673/
Nyowose672/
Neuhuas672/
Newushy671/
Newuche671/
Newguss670/
Neahuas670/

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