How common is the surname Newland?

7,491 people in the United States had the surname Newland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,216 Americans. It ranked 4,735th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Newland?

John Newland, American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000), followed by James Newland.

Where is the surname Newland most common?

Wikidata records people named Newland in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Newland getting more or less common?

More common. 7,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,491 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Newland

A surname, carried by 7,491 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newland is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,491 people named Newland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,216 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,268.

#4,735

rank among US surnames

7,491

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,490)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,726	Lei	7,504	41,144
#4,729	Berlin	7,503	41,150
#4,730	Diallo	7,502	41,155
#4,731	Levi	7,500	41,166
#4,732	Peeples	7,499	41,172
#4,733	Kozak	7,495	41,194
#4,734	Pogue	7,493	41,205

Who is named Newland

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

88% of people named Newland identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newlands

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Newland
American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000)
James Newland
Australian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient (1881–1949)

Notable Newlands come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Newland

Newland has the Soundex code N453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N453.

Questions

How common is the surname Newland?: 7,491 people in the United States had the surname Newland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,216 Americans. It ranked 4,735th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newland?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Newland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Newland?: John Newland, American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000), followed by James Newland.
Where is the surname Newland most common?: Wikidata records people named Newland in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Newland getting more or less common?: More common. 7,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,491 in 2010, up 3.1%.