Newport Surname

45,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,466 people bear this surname

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

Newport Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newport,' a large hamlet in Devon, a parish in Essex, and the well known seaport town in Monmouthshire. It would seem as if the Essex town was the chief parent.

William de Neuport, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Newport Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1221:59,2067,000
England2,5631:21,7393,050
Australia1,1191:24,1253,306
New Zealand5831:7,7671,317
Canada4801:76,7628,638
Ireland1551:30,3802,674
Wales1301:23,8042,501
Scotland641:83,6536,073
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France61:11,070,454349,096
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Belize51:71,0952,977
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland881:50,3394,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4931:16,3262,391
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:59,9986,620

Newport (54) may also be a first name.

Newport Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newport,' a large hamlet in Devon, a parish in Essex, and the well known seaport town in Monmouthshire. It would seem as if the Essex town was the chief parent.

William de Neuport, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gernega de Neuport, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Maurice de Neuport, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1574. Francis Newportet Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.

1580. Charles Newporte, Norfolk: ibid.

1604. Richard Newport, Salop: ibid.

1654-5. Buried — John, s. Samuell Newport: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1744. Married — John Fuller and Hannah Newport: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Newport = 1 the New Haven [Old English níwe + port, Latin port-us, a harbour] 2 the New Town [Old English níwe + port; Latin porta, a city-gate] The name of Newport, I.W., was Latinized both as Novus Portus and Novus Burgus; Newport, Salop, was called Novus Burgus (de Novo Burgo) in its charter by Henry I; Newport, Mon., was called Novus Burgus by Giraldus Cambrensis in order to distinguish it from Caerleon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Cornwall, Essex, Monmouth, Salop, Bucks, York, Fife, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Montgy., Salop, Somerset, South Wales.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

(Welsh) The Newport surname derives from the name of several parishes in Monmouthshire and Pembrokeshire.

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Newport Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newport is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Newport? popularity and diffusion

The surname Newport is the 45,269th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 635,579 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Newport reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 54 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6,122 people, or 1 in 59,206. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Newport Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newport has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Newport surname rose 731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 684 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 711 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newport Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Newport surname is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Newport last name are 19.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Newport earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.03% less than the national average, earning 200,606 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning R 239,112 per year; in United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,130 CAD per year.

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Newport Reference & Research

Newports of Kent - Pedigrees and biographies of a Newport family who lived in Kent.

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