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    The surname Newell

    A patronymic surname, carried by 32,909 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈnuːəl/ 2 syllables Soundex N400

    Newell: #1,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Newell #1,064, 32,909 people Newell: #1,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Newell #1,064, 32,909 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newell is more common than 99.3% of them.

    Origin

    Two main origins: * A variant of Neville or Noel. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).

    Newell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 32,909 people named Newell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,382 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,317.

    #1,064
    rank among US surnames
    32,909
    people in 2010
    11
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #1,021)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,055Fritz33,2249,293
    #1,056Cooke33,2239,293
    #1,057Delaney33,2189,295
    #1,059Chaney33,2019,299
    #1,060Kidd33,1869,303
    #1,061Velasco33,0789,334
    #1,062Ngo33,0059,355

    Who is named Newell

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

    79% of people named Newell identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Newells

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gabe Newell
      American computer programmer and businessman, born 1962
    • Mike Newell
      British director and producer (born 1942)
    • Allen Newell
      American cognitive scientist (1927–1992)
    • Alex Newell
      American actor and singer (born 1992)
    • Andrew Newell
      American cross-country skier, born 1983
    • Asa Newell
      American basketball player (born 2005)
    • Pete Newell
      American college men's basketball coach (1915–2008)
    • Norman D. Newell
      American paleontologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History (1909–2005)
    • David Newell
      American actor (1905-1980)

    Notable Newells come mostly from the United States (8) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Newall

    Surnames that sound like Newell

    Newell has the Soundex code N400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N400.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Newell come from?
    Two main origins: * A variant of Neville or Noel. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).
    How common is the surname Newell?
    32,909 people in the United States had the surname Newell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,382 Americans. It ranked 1,064th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Newell?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Newell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Newell?
    Gabe Newell, American computer programmer and businessman, followed by Mike Newell.
    Where is the surname Newell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Newell in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Newell?
    Newell is /ˈnuːəl/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Newell?
    Newell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Newell getting more or less common?
    More common. 31,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,909 in 2010, up 5.1%.
    What are other spellings of Newell?
    Newall.
    Is Newell also a first name?
    Yes. Newell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.