# New (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/new/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,903 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,011 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,938 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (11,533 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the adjective new. * Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”). * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu. * As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).

## Who carries it

Share of people named New in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named New in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named New

- Hannah New, British actress
- Harry Stewart New, American politician (1858–1937)

## Similar surnames

Neu, Ney, Nee, Nye, Noe, Noah, Nay, Ni, Nau, Noh, Nie, Niu.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.