The surname Newton
An English place surname, carried by 74,092 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈn(j)uːtən/ 2 syllables Soundex N350 Also a first name
Origin
English origin
Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”). The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/ instead of /ɪʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644 English Primrose and confirmed by obsolete Welsh Newtwnn, is due to trisyllabic shortening in Old English nēowa tūn or Middle English Neweton.
Newton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
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 74,092 people named Newton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,167 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 72,328.
Who is named Newton
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
76% of people named Newton identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 76%
- Black (not Hispanic) 18%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
- Two or more races 2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Famous Newtons
27 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kathryn NewtonAmerican actress (born 1997)
- John NewtonAnglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)
- Eunice Newton FooteAmerican scientist, inventor and women's rights activist (1819–1888)
- Becki NewtonAmerican actress, born 1978
- Wayne NewtonAmerican singer and entertainer, born 1942
- Juice NewtonAmerican pop and country singer, born 1952
- Arthur L. NewtonAmerican athlete (1883–1950)
- Cam NewtonAmerican football player (born 1989)
- Edward NewtonBritish colonial administrator and ornithologist (1832-1897)
- Hubert Anson NewtonAmerican astronomer and scientist (1830–1896)
- Keith NewtonBritish bishop, born 1952
- Alan NewtonBritish cyclist, 1931–2023
Notable Newtons come mostly from the United States (17), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (5) and the United Kingdom (2).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Newton come from?
- Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”). The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/ instead of /ɪʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644…
- How common is the surname Newton?
- 74,092 people in the United States had the surname Newton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,167 Americans. It ranked 443rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Newton?
- In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Newton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Newton?
- Kathryn Newton, American actress (born 1997), followed by John Newton.
- Where is the surname Newton most common?
- Wikidata records people named Newton in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Newton?
- Newton is /ˈn(j)uːtən/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Newton?
- Newton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Newton getting more or less common?
- More common. 72,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,092 in 2010, up 2.4%.
- Is Newton also a first name?
- Yes. Newton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.