New is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: New
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

New is a variation of the Newstead. Places in counties Roxburgh, Northumberland, Lincoln, and Nottingham. The last-named is famous for its abbey, granted at the Dissolution to Sir John Byron, an ancestor of the Poet.

Family name New is variation of Newstead. Places in counties Roxburgh, Northumberland, Lincoln, and Nottingham. The last-named is famous for its abbey, granted at the Dissolution to Sir John Byron, an ancestor of the Poet.

Norman-French meaning "a nephew".

How popular is New?

New is common in United States, England, Iran, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Egypt, Australia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Afghanistan, Canada, Ghana, New Zealand, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Wales, South Africa, Portugal, Indonesia, Scotland, Philippines, Brazil, Iraq.

New is ranked 10870 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of New bearers increased by 3.21 per cent in 2010 US census to 11903 since 2000, the surname slipped by 153 spots and ranked at 3011. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.62 90.41
Black 4.39 4.26
Hispanic or Latino 2.82 1.76
Others 1.82 1.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.49 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.86 0.66
New is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however New Caledonia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 51684 people have been found who wears New as their family name. New is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of New:
2,547 United States17,974
Countries with thousands of New:
1,533 England5,371
2,248 Iran4,403
2,607 Bangladesh3,424
386 Myanmar2,974
3,580 Egypt2,715
1,603 Australia2,499
1,773 Sri Lanka1,681
1,715 Malaysia1,659
25,227 India1,531
1,124 Afghanistan1,391
Countries with hundreds of New:
5,399 Canada845
4,481 Ghana693
1,161 New Zealand660
9,319 Morocco613
1,525 Oman274
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
1,710 Wales196
27,511 South Africa194
3,431 Portugal160
66,606 Indonesia149
3,577 Scotland144
72,541 Philippines140
60,742 Brazil113
6,405 Iraq105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
124,340 Thailand93
59,360 Italy89
104,173 France74
15,803 Papua New Guinea70
84,137 Germany60
35,624 Netherlands57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,024 Ethiopia49
5,748 Singapore43
640 Malta42
1,478 New Caledonia42
117,088 Nigeria42
40,056 Spain41
23,538 Mexico39
2,260 Vietnam34
3,021 Hong Kong32
44,366 Romania32
11,471 Dominican Republic31
14,967 Kuwait29
7,397 Ireland28
37,476 Pakistan28
8,321 Burkina Faso26
4,689 Suriname26
3,117 Angola25
27,273 Switzerland23
32,346 Israel21
41,807 Japan20
6,804 Northern Ireland16
77,522 Greece16
4,438 Sudan16
78,087 Uganda14
1,112 Barbados13
15,922 Colombia13
14,528 Jordan13
11,840 Taiwan13
24,959 Chile12
120,990 Poland12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
9,158 Nepal11
839 South Korea11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
6,449 Cambodia10
1,778 Isle of Man10
9,170 Syria10
57,086 Tanzania10
5,469 Bahrain9
1,883 Fiji9
19,532 Malawi9
719 Swaziland9
3,029 Guam8
134,647 Turkey8
178,634 Argentina7
98,400 Belgium7
123,373 Cameroon7
18,535 Albania6
26,148 Ecuador6
6,792 Guatemala6
16,645 Lebanon6
55,922 Qatar6
29,487 Serbia6
14,710 Tunisia6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant P. New from Great Britain aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on March 30, 1849. Workman Mickey New, Immigrant Thomas New, Maid Julia New, Teresa New (20) Workwoman, William New, aged 22, 38 years old Bridget New, 17 years old Bridget New, William New, aged 10, William New (25) Workman, and 1 other New around 63.64% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

From Germany

Jos New was 12 years old when he migrated to USA on December 2, 1850. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Prince Albert from London. Servant Maria-Julia New, Johanna New, aged 4, Rudwig New (18) Farmer, Peter New (18) Farmer, 23 years old Sophie New, 17 years old Salomon New, Dora New, aged 20, Fred. New, aged 18, and 19 other New around 50% of whom were farmer while others worked as spinster and laborer migrated to US from Liverpool, London, Antwerp, Hamburg & Southampton and Havre & London.

New Namesakes

  • Thomas New, early settler of the north west of New South Wales
  • Anthony New, 18th-century and 19th-century congressman and lawyer
  • W. H. New, Canadian poet and literary critic
  • Elisa New, Professor of English at Harvard University
  • Ryland H. New, Canadian businessman and the owner of thoroughbred racehorses that twice won the Kings' Plate
  • Jeptha D. New, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Days of the New, American rock band from Charlestown, Indiana
  • Harry Stewart New, U.S. politician, journalist
  • Steve New, English pop music guitarist and singer,
  • John D. New, United States Marine
  • Tom New, English cricketer
  • Barbara New, English character actress

New Namesakes

  • Thomas New, early settler of the north west of New South Wales
  • Anthony New, 18th-century and 19th-century congressman and lawyer
  • W. H. New, Canadian poet and literary critic
  • Elisa New, Professor of English at Harvard University
  • Ryland H. New, Canadian businessman and the owner of thoroughbred racehorses that twice won the Kings' Plate
  • Jeptha D. New, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Days of the New, American rock band from Charlestown, Indiana
  • Harry Stewart New, U.S. politician, journalist
  • Steve New, English pop music guitarist and singer,
  • John D. New, United States Marine
  • Tom New, English cricketer
  • Barbara New, English character actress

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