# Newsome (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/newsome/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,958 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,491 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,887 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (22,803 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Newsom |

## Etymology

After one or more places so named in Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English (æt þǣm) nīwe hūsum (“(at the) new houses”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Newsome in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Newsome in the United States.

## People named Newsome

- Tawny Newsome, American musician, comedian, actress, writer and podcaster
- Paula Newsome, American actress
- Ozzie Newsome, American football player, executive

## Similar surnames

Newsom, Newson, Nguyen, Nixon, Nason, Nissen, Naquin, Nickson, Nakano, Nuzum, Nakayama, Niccum.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.