How common is the surname Newsome?

23,958 people in the United States had the surname Newsome in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,887 Americans. It ranked 1,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Newsome?

Tawny Newsome, American musician, comedian, actress, writer and podcaster, followed by Paula Newsome.

Where is the surname Newsome most common?

Wikidata records people named Newsome in the United States.

Is the surname Newsome getting more or less common?

More common. 22,803 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,958 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Newsome

An English surname, carried by 23,958 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newsome is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,958 people named Newsome in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,887 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,803.

#1,491

rank among US surnames

23,958

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,438)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,482	Crow	24,089	12,817
#1,483	Bloom	24,081	12,821
#1,484	Sun	24,058	12,833
#1,485	Tompkins	24,056	12,834
#1,486	Jung	24,026	12,850
#1,487	Nance	24,018	12,855
#1,488	Anaya	24,017	12,855

Who is named Newsome

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

58% of people named Newsome identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newsomes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tawny Newsome
American musician, comedian, actress, writer and podcaster, born 1983
Paula Newsome
American actress, born 2000
Ozzie Newsome
American football player, executive, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Newsom

Surnames that sound like Newsome

Newsome has the Soundex code N250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N250.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Newsome come from?: After one or more places so named in Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English (æt þǣm) nīwe hūsum (“(at the) new houses”).
How common is the surname Newsome?: 23,958 people in the United States had the surname Newsome in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,887 Americans. It ranked 1,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newsome?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Newsome identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Newsome?: Tawny Newsome, American musician, comedian, actress, writer and podcaster, followed by Paula Newsome.
Where is the surname Newsome most common?: Wikidata records people named Newsome in the United States.
Is the surname Newsome getting more or less common?: More common. 22,803 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,958 in 2010, up 5.1%.
What are other spellings of Newsome?: Newsom.