How common is the surname Newbern?

1,722 people in the United States had the surname Newbern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,295 Americans. It ranked 16,641st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Newbern?

George Newbern, American actor.

Where is the surname Newbern most common?

Wikidata records people named Newbern in the United States.

Is the surname Newbern getting more or less common?

More common. 1,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,722 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Newbern

A surname, carried by 1,722 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newbern is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,722 people named Newbern in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 179,295 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,603.

#16,641

rank among US surnames

1,722

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,502)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,635	Debellis	1,723	179,191
#16,641	Cornette	1,722	179,295
#16,644	Pinard	1,721	179,399

Who is named Newbern

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

65% of people named Newbern identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newberns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Newbern
American actor, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Newbern

Newbern has the Soundex code N165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N165.

Questions

How common is the surname Newbern?: 1,722 people in the United States had the surname Newbern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,295 Americans. It ranked 16,641st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newbern?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Newbern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Newbern?: George Newbern, American actor.
Where is the surname Newbern most common?: Wikidata records people named Newbern in the United States.
Is the surname Newbern getting more or less common?: More common. 1,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,722 in 2010, up 7.4%.