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    The surname New

    A nickname surname, carried by 11,903 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N000

    New: #3,011 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon New #3,011, 11,903 people New: #3,011 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez New #3,011, 11,903 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). New is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    * 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).

    New is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,903 people named New in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,938 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,533.

    #3,011
    rank among US surnames
    11,903
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #2,858)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,007Greenfield11,92225,897
    #3,008Mize11,90825,928
    #3,010Cotter11,90425,936
    #3,011New11,90325,938

    Who is named New

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named New identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous News

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hannah New
      British actress, born 1984
    • Harry Stewart New
      American politician (1858–1937)

    Notable News come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like New

    New has the Soundex code N000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N000.

    Questions

    Where does the surname New come from?
    * 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).
    How common is the surname New?
    11,903 people in the United States had the surname New in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,938 Americans. It ranked 3,011th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname New?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named New identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named New?
    Hannah New, British actress, followed by Harry Stewart New.
    Where is the surname New most common?
    Wikidata records people named New in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    What type of surname is New?
    New is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname New getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,903 in 2010, up 3.2%.