Newsom Surname
Approximately 15,027 people bear this surname
Newsom 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,527 | 1:24,951 | 3,136 |
| England | 301 | 1:185,110 | 16,566 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 285 | 1:85,528 | 9,012 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,560 | 1:14,106 | 1,803 |
Newsom (53) may also be a first name.
Newsom 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.
(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.
(English) One who came from places now called Newsham, Newhouse, Newsam and Newsholme, all formerly spelled Neusum, or a similar spelling, and meaning “new houses,” all in England.
Newsom Demographics
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Newsom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Newsom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Newsom is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Newsom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,181st most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 484,963 people. The last name Newsom is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Newsom reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 53 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 14,527 people, or 1 in 24,951. In The United States Newsom is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Newsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Newsom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Newsom surname expanded 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Newsom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Newsom surname is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Newsom surname are 11.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.52% registered with the political party.
The amount Newsom earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning R 217,704 per year; in United States they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $41,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsome | 92 | 33,773 | / |
| Newsomt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Newsomn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Newsoem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Newssom | 92 | 0 | / |
| Newssome | 86 | 2 | / |
| Neewsome | 86 | 2 | / |
| Newshome | 86 | 1 | / |
| Newson | 83 | 10,438 | / |
| Newsam | 83 | 990 | / |
| Newsum | 83 | 724 | / |
| Nawsom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Newsem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Newsham | 77 | 2,939 | / |
| Newsone | 77 | 133 | / |
| Ngiwsom | 77 | 8 | / |
| Newsong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Newsume | 77 | 2 | / |
| Newsson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Neewson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Newsonn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Newsoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Newsame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Newcomh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Newsaum | 77 | 0 | / |
| Newsamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Newsan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nefson | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nebson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nevson | 67 | 7 | / |
| Newsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Newcam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nevcom | 67 | 0 | / |
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