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    The surname Newson

    A surname, carried by 4,693 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈnu.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex N250

    Newson: #7,128 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Newson #7,128, 4,693 people Newson: #7,128 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Newson #7,128, 4,693 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newson is more common than 95.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,693 people named Newson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,789 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,299.

    #7,128
    rank among US surnames
    4,693
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.2%
    change since 2000 (was #7,159)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,123Bowler4,69865,719
    #7,124Baucom4,69665,746
    #7,126Menefee4,69565,760
    #7,128Newson4,69365,789
    #7,129Holst4,69165,817

    Who is named Newson

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

    72% of people named Newson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 72%
    • White (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Newsons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marc Newson
      Australian industrial designer (born 1963)
    • Jared Newson
      American basketball player (born 1984)

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Newson

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Newson?
    4,693 people in the United States had the surname Newson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,789 Americans. It ranked 7,128th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Newson?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Newson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Newson?
    Marc Newson, Australian industrial designer (born 1963), followed by Jared Newson.
    Where is the surname Newson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Newson in Australia and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Newson?
    Newson is /ˈnu.sən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Newson getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,693 in 2010, up 9.2%.