Newsman Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Newsman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newsome' a village near Huddersfield; (a) 'of Newsholm,' a township in the parish of Gisburne, near Clitheroe, West Riding of Yorkshire Newsman is a curious modern corruption. It occurs in the Sheffield Directory.

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Newsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Newsman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newsome' a village near Huddersfield; (a) 'of Newsholm,' a township in the parish of Gisburne, near Clitheroe, West Riding of Yorkshire Newsman is a curious modern corruption. It occurs in the Sheffield Directory. Alongside it is found the more correct Newsome. It is needless to say that Newsham, which see, is inextricably mixed up with the above.

Willelmus de Newsom (dwelling at Newsholm), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia de Neusom, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Newsome, 1379: ibid.

Walter de Newsom, 4 Edward III; Freemen of York.

1618. Thomas Newsam, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1694-5. John Newsum and Dorothy Summers: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1744. Married — Richard Sare Newsome and Elizabeth Greame: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Newsman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newsman is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Newsman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Newsman reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 78 percent live, Delta, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Newsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newsman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Newsman last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newsman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newshman932/
Newsmann931/
Nesman92188/
Nessman86375/
Niesman86220/
Neasman8674/
Nesmian8645/
Nesmani8637/
Neseman8622/
Neesman8622/
Nesmann8618/
Naesman868/
Nesmane864/
Nesiman864/
Neisman862/
Newsomn861/
Hnesman861/
Nesmman861/
Nesoman860/
Neweissman825/
Nesemann80454/
Nessmann80389/
Niesmann80222/
Nesimian80217/
Nesamani80153/
Nesmiyan80128/
Nesmeian8048/
Nesmeyan8043/
Nesamany8010/
Neeseman805/
Nesumian804/
Nyeseman804/
Nuessman802/
Nesmiano802/
Newsmone801/
Neismann801/
Nesimani801/
Nesmiian801/
Nesmiani801/
Knessman800/
Neasaman800/
Neussman800/
Näsman771,213/
Nisman771,024/
Nasman77559/
Nusman77108/
Nesmon7761/
Nsaman7747/
Nesmin7733/
Nezman7724/
Nsiman7724/
Nysman7718/
Nosman7710/
Nseman776/
Nesmen774/
Nsoman772/
Nwsmwn772/
Nsuman771/
Knsman771/
Næsman771/
Hnsman770/
Nyesemane7572/
Niesemann7541/
Neisemann7533/
Neesemann7532/
Nessimian7530/
Nuessmann7522/
Naesemann7519/
Nyesimane756/
Nesmeyano752/
Nessemann752/
Niessmann752/
Neewrzman751/
Naesamany751/
Neseamani751/
Nesmiyani751/
Nesmiyano751/
Neysamany751/
Neasamani751/
Nueasaman751/
Kniessman750/
Nasiman71315/
Nussman71298/
Nissman71273/
Nsemani71171/
Naseman71154/
Nsamana71116/
Neßmann7192/
Ncemane7179/
Neizman7174/
Nesmoen7165/
Nsimani7155/
Niceman7153/
Nsemyan7149/
Nozeman7142/
Nassman7137/
Nsamani7134/
Nusaman7133/
Neyzman7124/
Nesmina7123/
Nseeman7121/
Nsumani7121/
N'Saman7119/
Nossman7114/
Nsemana7114/
Nazeman7111/
Neezman716/
Naisman715/
Nasmani715/
Nzemana715/
Nsomane715/
Ncemani715/
Nuisman715/
Nisaman714/
Nesmene714/
Nsimana713/
Nsimane713/
Nessmin712/
Nsimano712/
Nisiman712/
Nsomani712/
Nsomana712/
Knusman711/
Nasmhan711/
Nezmany711/
Nesamin711/
Nesmeyanya711/
Niezman711/
Nsumane711/
Nismani711/
Nausman711/
Nsumanu711/
Nsamain711/
Nsamanu711/
Nasmane711/
Nasuman711/
Nesemon711/
Nezaman711/
N'Seman711/
N'Zeman711/
Nismana711/
Nismane711/
Nzemanu711/
Nusmann711/
Knasman710/
Knisman710/
Nismann710/
Nuseman710/
Niseman710/
Nessmon710/
Nessmen710/
Nehsmin710/
Knosman710/
Nazemian671,006/
Naseeman67705/
Nessemon67681/
Nossaman67403/
Nasemann67243/
Nisaiman67227/
Nasimian67215/
Nzeimana67159/
Nusamian67136/
Knussman6776/
Nismawan6766/
Nesamony6759/
Nsuamani6758/
Nesimone6739/
Näsemann6735/
Nussmann6731/
Nossmann6727/
Knosmann6725/
Knusmann6723/
na Usman6718/
Nießmann6717/
Nuisaman6715/
Nezamian6714/
Nisimian6713/
Nsemanyu6712/
Noesmoen6712/
Nissmann6711/
Knausman677/
Nisamani677/
Nasamani674/
Nezimana674/
Nuysaman674/
Nwasimno673/
Nizeiman673/
Nesamoni672/
Nzeymana672/
Nazemain672/
Nasimyan672/
Nsomanya672/
Neußmann672/
Nühsmann672/
Nüssmann672/
Nzeyiman672/
Noiseman672/
Nsaimana672/
Nazeeman672/
Nisimyan672/
Nusamain672/
Naiseman671/
Nasimani671/
Nasimman671/
Nesamuni671/
Nsumanyi671/
Nuessemn671/
Nsemaani671/
Nasumana671/
Nesmeine671/
Nsimayen671/
Nsimanyi671/
Nsoumana671/
Nosemani671/
Nosamani671/
Nseimana671/
Nsa'aman671/
Nsamaini671/
Nsamanye671/
Nazemean671/
Nasemani671/
Nessomon671/
Nezeyman671/
Nizemana671/
Niseeman671/
Nzeemana671/
Nzemaana671/
Nzeymani671/
Nzman671/
Pnasiman671/
Nismuwan671/
Nosumane671/
Nosemane671/
Nisimane671/
Nasomyan671/
Neiceman670/
Naussman670/
Nussiman670/
Nasseman670/
Knasmann670/
Niesomen670/
Nassaman670/

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