Newman is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Newman
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

The recent arrival or newcomer.

Newman is variant form of Neiman. One who has but recently arrived in the locality, a stranger.

The family name Newman is a form of the Neumann. The recent arrival or newcomer.

Is variant of Niemann. One who has but recently arrived in the locality, a stranger.

Probably of the same origin as Newcome, as defined by Halliwell. In Sussex documents of the XIII century, it is spelt Nieuweman, and latinized Novus Homo.

How popular is Newman?

Newman is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Sierra Leone, South Africa, New Zealand, Jamaica, Wales, Nigeria, Ireland, Scotland, France, Israel, Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, Thailand, Bahamas, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany, Liberia, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Philippines, Morocco, Dominican Republic, Ghana.

Newman is ranked 2336 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Newman bearers increased by 1.43 per cent in 2010 US census to 101931 since 2000, the surname slipped by 34 spots and ranked at 307. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.03 84.97
Black 11.08 10.57
Hispanic or Latino 2.6 1.68
Others 1.99 1.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 0.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.49
Newman is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Falkland Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 234850 people have been found who wears Newman as their family name. Newman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Newman:
261 United States140,292
Countries with ten thousands of Newman:
139 England41,614
207 Australia16,067
481 Canada10,050
Countries with thousands of Newman:
276 Sierra Leone4,671
1,613 South Africa4,199
258 New Zealand2,362
235 Jamaica2,138
155 Wales1,899
6,869 Nigeria1,752
502 Ireland1,737
Countries with hundreds of Newman:
957 Scotland908
16,730 France594
2,233 Israel576
1,399 Papua New Guinea561
3,094 Venezuela405
35,289 Thailand334
224 Bahamas319
1,112 Northern Ireland300
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
12,111 Spain277
34,736 Germany222
2,431 Liberia178
10,879 Mexico176
1,451 Panama173
1,403 Singapore146
72,541 Philippines140
42,794 Morocco136
3,815 Dominican Republic123
11,391 Ghana120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,215 Sweden99
167,329 India97
69,397 Brazil96
23,539 Japan92
27,835 Netherlands84
6,896 Chile79
42,221 Argentina72
130,130 Indonesia63
7,015 Botswana61
24,345 Malaysia61
25,672 Belgium59
13,683 Switzerland58
29,631 Zimbabwe53
5,945 Namibia51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,295 Ecuador48
345 Jersey47
1,658 China44
244 Saint Kitts and Nevis42
2,567 Solomon Islands42
17,004 Norway39
2,691 Cyprus38
10,086 Portugal38
2,034 Costa Rica35
47,064 Uganda34
2,168 New Caledonia31
81,985 Poland29
92,103 Italy27
17,438 Denmark26
3,111 Hong Kong23
40,442 Austria22
51,393 Czechia22
3,124 Honduras21
69,165 Greece20
899 Isle of Man20
4,218 Guyana17
17,235 Latvia17
483 Gibraltar16
19,343 Iraq16
1,043 Barbados15
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
1,106 United States Virgin Islands15
252 Turks and Caicos Islands14
2,297 Iceland13
79,317 Kazakhstan11
486 Northern Mariana Islands11
28,985 Peru11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
48,135 Egypt10
59 Falkland Islands10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
72,859 Belarus9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
26,217 Estonia8
98 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha8
12,081 Sri Lanka8
1,243 South Korea7
9,403 Trinidad and Tobago7
36,655 Moldova6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Michael Newman worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Liverpool and arrived on March 13, 1846. Patk. Newman (24) Waiter, Workman Peter Newman, Spinster Mary Newman, John Newman, aged 20, 22 years old Mary Newman, Octavius Newman, aged 24, 16 years old Michael Newman, John Newman, aged 24, and 231 other Newman around 47.55% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and clerk, servant, farmer, mechanic migrated to US from Dublin, Galway and Liverpool.

From Germany

A. Newman was 22 years old when he migrated to USA on October 19, 1850. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Vandalia from Rotterdam. U Newman, aged 20, Anna Newman, aged 28, Blacksmith Fred Newman, Ernest Newman, aged 22, Fredc. Newman (30) Artisan, 17 years old Aug. Newman, Gustav Newman, aged 21, Edw. Newman (22) Merchant, Farmer Maxamilian Newman, and 109 other Newman around 52.05% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and joiner, merchant, tailor, spinster, carpenter migrated to US from Bremen & Southampton, Antwerp, Havre & London, Koenisberg, Liverpool and Hamburg.

Newman Namesakes

  • William S. Newman, American musicologist
  • James R. Newman, American mathematician and mathematical historian
  • Steven M. Newman, American world trekker, public speaker
  • Francis William Newman, English scholar and miscellaneous writer
  • Muriel Newman, former member of the New Zealand Parliament for the right-wing ACT New Zealand party and a former deputy leader of the party
  • Robert Loftin Newman, American painter and stained-glass designer
  • Ernest Newman, English music critic and musicologist
  • Samuel Newman, clergyman in colonial Massachusetts whose concordance of the Bible
  • Robert S. Newman, anthropologist based
  • Saul Newman, British political theorist and central post-anarchist thinker
  • Stuart Newman, professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College
  • Felice Newman, American author, sex educator, and "somatic coach
  • Melvin Spencer Newman, American chemist, Ohio State University professor
  • Greatrex Newman, English author, song-writer and screenwriter
  • Stanley Newman, American puzzle creator, editor, and publisher
  • Rosalind Newman, internationally acclaimed choreographer
  • Allen George Newman, American sculptor
  • Oliver Michael Griffiths Newman, Australian metallurgist
  • John Philip Newman, American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Danny Newman, long-time press agent for the Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • Cecil Newman, American civic leader and prominent businessman
  • Richard P.A.C. Newman, physicist notable for his work
  • Guy D. Newman, American academic, Baptist Preacher
  • Alexander Newman, nineteenth-century politician from Virginia
  • L. Hugh Newman, British entomologist, author and broadcaster
  • Maurice Newman, Australian businessman
  • Shelley Newman, retired English discus thrower
  • Andrea Newman, English author
  • Vicky Newman, British illustrator
  • Max Newman, British mathematician and codebreaker
  • John Henry Newman, theologian and poet
  • James H. Newman, astronaut
  • Ezra T. Newman, American physicist
  • Jay Newman, philosopher and Professor at the University of Guelph
  • Donald J. Newman, American mathematician and professor
  • Paul Newman, American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, race car driver
  • Laraine Newman, American comedian, actress, voice artist
  • Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer
  • Kim Newman, English journalist, film critic
  • Barnett Newman, American artist
  • Sydney Newman, Canadian film and television producer
  • Thomas Newman, American composer best
  • Peter C. Newman, Canadian journalist and writer
  • Campbell Newman, former Australian politician
  • Omarosa Manigault Newman, American reality television show participant
  • Edwin Newman, American newscaster, journalist, and author
  • Augustus Charles Newman, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Dan Newman, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Thunderclap Newman, British rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert
  • Joseph M. Newman, American film director most famous for his 1955 film 'This Island Earth'
  • Lesléa Newman, American author and editor
  • Peter R. Newman, English television screenwriter
  • Colin Newman, English musician
  • Sam Newman, AFL football player for the Geelong Football Club and briefly had a career
  • Constance Berry Newman, United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
  • Beryl Newman, recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II as a first lieutenant

Newman Namesakes

  • William S. Newman, American musicologist
  • James R. Newman, American mathematician and mathematical historian
  • Steven M. Newman, American world trekker, public speaker
  • Francis William Newman, English scholar and miscellaneous writer
  • Muriel Newman, former member of the New Zealand Parliament for the right-wing ACT New Zealand party and a former deputy leader of the party
  • Robert Loftin Newman, American painter and stained-glass designer
  • Ernest Newman, English music critic and musicologist
  • Samuel Newman, clergyman in colonial Massachusetts whose concordance of the Bible
  • Robert S. Newman, anthropologist based
  • Saul Newman, British political theorist and central post-anarchist thinker
  • Stuart Newman, professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College
  • Felice Newman, American author, sex educator, and "somatic coach
  • Melvin Spencer Newman, American chemist, Ohio State University professor
  • Greatrex Newman, English author, song-writer and screenwriter
  • Stanley Newman, American puzzle creator, editor, and publisher
  • Rosalind Newman, internationally acclaimed choreographer
  • Allen George Newman, American sculptor
  • Oliver Michael Griffiths Newman, Australian metallurgist
  • John Philip Newman, American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Danny Newman, long-time press agent for the Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • Cecil Newman, American civic leader and prominent businessman
  • Richard P.A.C. Newman, physicist notable for his work
  • Guy D. Newman, American academic, Baptist Preacher
  • Alexander Newman, nineteenth-century politician from Virginia
  • L. Hugh Newman, British entomologist, author and broadcaster
  • Maurice Newman, Australian businessman
  • Shelley Newman, retired English discus thrower
  • Andrea Newman, English author
  • Vicky Newman, British illustrator
  • Max Newman, British mathematician and codebreaker
  • John Henry Newman, theologian and poet
  • James H. Newman, astronaut
  • Ezra T. Newman, American physicist
  • Jay Newman, philosopher and Professor at the University of Guelph
  • Donald J. Newman, American mathematician and professor
  • Paul Newman, American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, race car driver
  • Laraine Newman, American comedian, actress, voice artist
  • Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer
  • Kim Newman, English journalist, film critic
  • Barnett Newman, American artist
  • Sydney Newman, Canadian film and television producer
  • Thomas Newman, American composer best
  • Peter C. Newman, Canadian journalist and writer
  • Campbell Newman, former Australian politician
  • Omarosa Manigault Newman, American reality television show participant
  • Edwin Newman, American newscaster, journalist, and author
  • Augustus Charles Newman, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Dan Newman, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Thunderclap Newman, British rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert
  • Joseph M. Newman, American film director most famous for his 1955 film 'This Island Earth'
  • Lesléa Newman, American author and editor
  • Peter R. Newman, English television screenwriter
  • Colin Newman, English musician
  • Sam Newman, AFL football player for the Geelong Football Club and briefly had a career
  • Constance Berry Newman, United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
  • Beryl Newman, recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II as a first lieutenant

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