Newnam Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

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

Newnam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newnham,' parishes in Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Southamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Oxfordshire. I have a fairly early English instance of the American way of spelling the name.

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Newnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2391:292,54227,116
England621:898,67846,462
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

Newnam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newnham,' parishes in Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Southamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Oxfordshire. I have a fairly early English instance of the American way of spelling the name.

Ralph de Neunenham, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1576. Buried — William Newnam: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1743. Married — Thomas Newnham and Ann Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.

1750. — Thomas Newenham and Susanna Wandesford: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1806. — Patrick Newnham and Ann Trattell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Newnham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in and near Rotherfield, co. Sussex, which had owners of its own name in the XIV, cent. Also parishes and places in cos. Gloucester, Herts, Kent, Hants, Worcester, Oxford, and Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Newnam Last Name Facts

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

Newnam is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Newnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,292nd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,500,035 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Newnam reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Newnam is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,239 people, or 1 in 292,542. In The United States Newnam is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 21 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Newnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newnam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Newnam last name expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Newnam surname are 19.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Newnam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,189 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newnham924,838/
Ngewngam863/
Naewneam861/
Newwnham861/
Newnan83164/
Newnom8387/
Neawnan7710/
Newnane771/
Newhnan771/
Newnant770/
Newnnan770/
Newnhan770/
Ngiwngam7111/
Newnhain710/
Newnon672/
Nevnan670/
Nevnanne573/
Nibnan501/

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Newnam Reference & Research

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