How common is the surname Newhart?

1,441 people in the United States had the surname Newhart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,258 Americans. It ranked 18,939th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Newhart?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Newhart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Newhart?

Bob Newhart, American stand-up comedian and actor (1929–2024).

Where is the surname Newhart most common?

Wikidata records people named Newhart in the United States.

Is the surname Newhart getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,441 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Newhart

A surname, carried by 1,441 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newhart is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,441 people named Newhart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 214,258 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,445.

#18,939

rank among US surnames

1,441

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,859)

Who is named Newhart

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

95% of people named Newhart identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newharts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Newhart
American stand-up comedian and actor (1929–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Newhart

Neuwirth

Newhart has the Soundex code N630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N630.

Questions

How common is the surname Newhart?: 1,441 people in the United States had the surname Newhart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,258 Americans. It ranked 18,939th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newhart?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Newhart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Newhart?: Bob Newhart, American stand-up comedian and actor (1929–2024).
Where is the surname Newhart most common?: Wikidata records people named Newhart in the United States.
Is the surname Newhart getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,441 in 2010, down 0.3%.