Newlyn Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Newlyn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newly' a parish in Cornwall, eight miles from Truro. With the natural adoption of an excrescent compare Jennings, Collins, Collings, &c.

1614. Robert Newlin or Newling: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Newlyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:154,77214,673
Australia2381:113,42712,604
United States521:6,970,364322,914
France71:9,488,960336,266
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Newlyn (148) may also be a first name.

Newlyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newly' a parish in Cornwall, eight miles from Truro. With the natural adoption of an excrescent compare Jennings, Collins, Collings, &c.

1614. Robert Newlin or Newling: Register of the University of Oxford.

1687. Thomas Jolly and Catharine Newling: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1707. Buried — Hannah, d. Susannah Newling: St. Antholin (London).

1770. Married — William Matthews and Iiliz. Newlyn: St. George, Hanover Square.

1782. — William Fordham and Sarah Newling: ibid.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Newlyn (2), Cornwall. Acc. to Bannister this name denotes the ‘New Pool’ [Cornish newydh = Welsh newydd, new + Cornish lyn=Wel. llyn, a pool]; but this can hardly apply to the Newlyn near Truro, whose very ancient church is dedicated to St. Newlyn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Newlyn, a parish in Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the parish of Newlyn in Pydar hundred, or from Newlyn in the parish of St. Paul in Penwith. Pryce thinks Newlyn may be from noath-lyn, the open or naked lake. Nowth-lyn would signify the new pond. Tonkin says the parish of Newlin (sic) in Pydar takes its name from and is dedicated to a female saint, Sancta Newlina.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Newlyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newlyn occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Newlyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 488,996th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. Newlyn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Newlyn reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 757,758th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 148 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 154,772. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 23 percent reside, Hampshire, where 14 percent reside and Essex, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Newlyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newlyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Newlyn surname rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newlyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Newlyn last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Newlyn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newlynn922/
Newln910/
Newlin836,428/
Newlen83346/
Nowlyn836/
Newiln831/
Nevlyn831/
Newlend773/
Neuwlin771/
Newlind771/
Newllin771/
Nowlin679,411/
Nowlen67420/
Nevlin6751/
Nawlin6742/
Nevlén6712/
Neblin672/
Nevlen670/
Newlim670/
Newwellen670/
Nawlen670/
Nevling62291/
Neeblin622/
Nowleen620/
Neivlin620/
Neavling5729/
Nybellen571/
Nyblin5091/
Navlen5022/
Nyblen503/
Nivlin503/
Niblin501/
Niblen500/

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