Newsham Surname
Approximately 2,939 people bear this surname
Newsham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newsham.' Townships in the parishes of Wressel, East Riding of Yorks; Kirby Wisk, North Riding of Yorkshire; Kirby Ravensworth, North Riding of Yorks; Kirkham, Lancashire; and Eaglescliffe, County Durham.
Read More About This SurnameNewsham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,392 | 1:40,027 | 5,161 |
| United States | 983 | 1:368,727 | 32,743 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| Australia | 178 | 1:151,661 | 16,038 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 940 | 1:25,931 | 3,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Newsham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newsham.' Townships in the parishes of Wressel, East Riding of Yorks; Kirby Wisk, North Riding of Yorkshire; Kirby Ravensworth, North Riding of Yorks; Kirkham, Lancashire; and Eaglescliffe, County Durham. Many of the surnames which owe their parentage to these places are mixed up with Newsam, which see. In the Index to the Register of St. George, Mayfair, the compiler has placed these names under one heading, as 'Newsham or Newsome.' In reality they ought to have been separated.
1615. Robert Newsham, of Whalley: Wills at Chester.
1752. Married — Henry Newsham and Frances Bromley: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1805. — John Nicholls and Elen Newsham: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller At the New Houses [Old English níwe, new + húsum, dat. pl. of hús, a house] Newsholme, English Yorks, is also known as Newsham; Newsholme, near Gisburn, is also called Newsome; Newsom (Boldon Book, Newsom), Durham, is alternatively Newsham; Newsham, Gilling Wapentake, is Newhuson in Domesday Book, in which the Yorkshire Newsholmes occur as Newhuse; Newsham, N. Lancs, was Neusum A.D. 1252.
Adam de Neusum.—Cal. Inq. P.M., A.D. 1254.
John de Neusum.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1370.
NEWSOME.
Newsham Demographics
Average Male Newsham Height
178.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Newsham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Newsham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Newsham is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Newsham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 150,165th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,479,601 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Newsham are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Newsham is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,392 people, or 1 in 40,027. In England Newsham is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 36 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Newsham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Newsham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Newsham surname rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Newsham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Newsham surname are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Newsham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning R 272,160 per year; in United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,586 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsam | 92 | 990 | / |
| Newshan | 86 | 35 | / |
| Nawsham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Newsame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Newsaum | 86 | 0 | / |
| Newcham | 86 | 0 | / |
| Newsamme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Newshome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Newshank | 80 | 0 | / |
| Newshain | 80 | 0 | / |
| Newsom | 77 | 15,027 | / |
| Newsan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Newsem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Newsome | 71 | 33,773 | / |
| Newschanne | 71 | 5 | / |
| Newsgan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Newsane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Newsomt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Newsomn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Newsann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Newssom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Neewsome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Newssome | 67 | 2 | / |
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