Newsome Surname
Approximately 33,773 people bear this surname
Newsome 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 | 28,082 | 1:12,907 | 1,604 |
| England | 3,389 | 1:16,441 | 2,387 |
| Australia | 891 | 1:30,298 | 4,053 |
| Canada | 431 | 1:85,489 | 9,489 |
| Jamaica | 247 | 1:11,619 | 1,199 |
| New Zealand | 194 | 1:23,342 | 4,099 |
| Ireland | 180 | 1:26,161 | 2,438 |
| Wales | 90 | 1:34,384 | 3,434 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 42 | 1:105,473 | 6,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,128 | 1:11,455 | 1,752 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,011 | 1:49,672 | 5,650 |
Newsome (83) may also be a first name.
Newsome 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.
A location name in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire.
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Newsome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Newsome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Newsome is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Newsome? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,444th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 215,780 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Newsome are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 83 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 28,082 people, or 1 in 12,907. In The United States Newsome is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Newsome occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Newsome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Newsome has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Newsome surname expanded 2,778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 429 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 395 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Newsome Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Newsome surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States Newsome are 11.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Newsome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.36% less than the national average, earning R 25,296 per year; in United States they earn 14.75% less than the national average, earning $36,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $55,056 CAD per year.
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