Newley Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Newley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the New Lea [Old English níwe + leáh (Middle English ley, lay), a meadow, pasture, field]

Newley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:352,64625,413
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Newley (60) may also be a first name.

Newley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the New Lea [Old English níwe + leáh (Middle English ley, lay), a meadow, pasture, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Newley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newley is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 899,940th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Newley are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 60 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 352,646. In England Newley is most frequent in: Essex, where 46 percent live, Greater London, where 23 percent live and West Sussex, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account England Newley exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Newley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Newley last name grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Newley last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Newley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neewley9210/
Newly9146/
Newle914/
Newlay8387/
Nowley8361/
Newlee8348/
Nawley832/
Newleh831/
Newlle830/
Nebley830/
Neewlay777/
Newlett774/
Newelle774/
Newille772/
Newlhee771/
Neibley770/
Newelly770/
Nawle73416/
Nevle73388/
Neble73324/
Nowle7343/
Niwle738/
Newla737/
Nywle732/
Newli732/
Nevly730/
Newillay711/
Neblea67345/
Nibley67291/
Nevler67127/
Neeble6767/
Neewillie6740/
Neible6738/
Neable6736/
Naewla6717/
Njwele6717/
Neawla676/
Nywele675/
Nowlay674/
Nevles674/
Nevlle673/
Neblee672/
Newlas671/
Naawle671/
Nybley671/
Nevhle671/
Nevlie671/
Neivle671/
Nywleh671/
Newlad671/
Niwlee671/
Newwiller670/
Newlou670/

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