Newton is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Newton
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: English name for one who hails from one of the many localities called Newton. Toponym meaning: the new fort (new + tun).

How popular is Newton?

Newton is common in Nigeria.

Newton is ranked 2778 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Newton bearers increased by 2.43889 per cent in 2010 US census to 74092 since 2000, the surname slipped by 43 spots and ranked at 443. The last name was found in around 251 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.66 77.9
Black 18.42 17.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.56 1.64
Others 2.05 1.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.72
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.44
Newton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 198100 people have been found who wears Newton as their family name. Newton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
24,325 Saudi Arabia10
20 Falkland Islands10
7,530 Pakistan9
144,349 Kazakhstan8
4,565 Nicaragua8
1,867 Angola7
10,164 Egypt6
1,989 Vietnam6
1,377 South Korea6
13,336 Qatar6
614 Myanmar5
7,210 Kuwait5
946 Papua New Guinea5
8,890 Cameroon5
1,654 Haiti5
1,078 Togo5
2,062 Taiwan4
325 Anguilla4
2,980 Malawi4
59,967 Moldova4
3,818 Zambia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
1,817 Marshall Islands3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
4,881 Oman3
4,529 Mauritius3
14,004 Hungary2
10,211 Bulgaria2
1,400 Mongolia2
17,692 Armenia2
405 British Virgin Islands2
4,367 Afghanistan2
5,936 Bahrain2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
21,929 Algeria2
5,817 Albania2
10,183 Jordan2
2,617 Cambodia2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
960 Saint Lucia2
319 Samoa2
28,232 Morocco2
2,744 Rwanda2
631 Swaziland2
14,408 Uruguay2
19,810 Croatia1
2,935 Madagascar1
12,270 Lebanon1
13,606 Senegal1
37,779 Serbia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
8,371 Syria1
880 Djibouti1
7,314 Bolivia1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
16,073 Latvia1
1,819 Laos1
971 Seychelles1
573 Vanuatu1
1,254 Gibraltar1
6,033 Benin1
3,243 Suriname1
36,814 Romania1
14,644 Tunisia1
11,486 Estonia1
2,724 New Caledonia1
472 Tonga1
6,149 Ethiopia1
50,549 Georgia1
29,595 Iran1
1,879 Belize1
5,916 Mozambique1
215 Palau1
480 Micronesia1
176 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
230 Isle of Man48
20,906 Israel47
89,862 Germany45
304 Jersey44
21,712 Sweden44
199 Guernsey43
305 Antigua and Barbuda41
4,238 Bangladesh40
18,843 Chile36
20,103 Norway33
1,243 Iceland32
725 Malta31
1,560 China30
4,169 Cyprus26
20,233 Denmark25
3,088 Japan23
284 Cayman Islands22
52,950 Czech Republic19
3,494 Costa Rica18
5,663 Thailand18
45,815 Philippines16
699 Bermuda13
64,976 Belarus13
8,164 Sri Lanka12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,285 Fiji97
197 Grenada95
3,514 Singapore95
19,298 Belgium89
139 United States Virgin Islands84
20,378 Zimbabwe78
9,536 Finland72
184 Dominica67
122,493 Indonesia62
149 Saint Kitts and Nevis60
77,724 Ukraine58
17,578 United Arab Emirates58
Countries with hundreds of Newton:
5,969 Mexico968
5,954 Argentina881
8,188 Tanzania596
128 The Bahamas495
4,870 Malaysia455
166 Barbados395
842 Northern Ireland382
10,504 Spain351
823 Hong Kong332
996 Jamaica321
3,834 Switzerland306
468 Guyana301
20,596 Poland286
5,934 Venezuela276
7,683 Peru271
858 Trinidad and Tobago246
1,985 Ireland240
5,126 Austria236
12,528 Netherlands226
42,475 Italy190
27,627 Turkey175
2,148 Namibia163
4,978 Ecuador161
13,267 Greece147
94,214 Russia126
2,754 Panama114
9,561 Colombia105
4,814 Portugal102
Countries with thousands of Newton:
439 Ghana9,106
725 Canada6,747
1,139 Uganda5,601
1,226 South Africa5,424
1,336 Kenya4,237
238 New Zealand2,338
160 Wales1,840
507 Scotland1,693
480 Liberia1,377
8,063 France1,102
34,850 India1,003
Countries with ten thousands of Newton:
399 United States84,083
174 England28,694
1,347 Brazil11,670
217 Australia11,642
2,302 Nigeria10,851
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Spinner William Newton from Great Britain aboard the Garrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. J.G. Newton, aged 50, Edw. Newton, Augustus Newton, aged 18, 30 years old U Newton, Caroline Newton (20), Georgiana Newton, Farmer William Newton, Thomas-Phillip Newton, aged 3, Oliza Newton (20) Tailor, 36 years old Francis Newton, Sarah Newton (30), Myles-M. Newton (20) Workman, Elisa Newton, aged 30, Thomas Newton, and 51 other Newton majority of whom were workman and others worked as servant and wheelright, dressmaker, spinster, mechanic migrated to US from St. Vincents, Liverpool and Bristol.

Newton Namesakes

  • Abby Newton, Musical Artist
  • William Newton, Poet
  • Mr. Isaac Newton Nii Lante Addy, Jerry Rawlings' brother
  • Adi Newton, Musical Artist
  • Agnes Newton Keith, Author
  • Agnes Newton Keith, Author
  • Aimee Winder Newton, American Politician
  • Aimee Winder Newton, American Politician
  • Omari Newton, Actor
  • Cam Newton, Football player
  • In 2017, Tiego Newton portrayed the role of Ninja in action and adventure flick Ninja Cowboy Viking vs. the GadgetGents.
  • Brazen Newton played central role of Cowboy in 2017 action and adventure film Ninja Cowboy Viking vs. the GadgetGents.
  • In 2017, Jace Newton portrayed the role of Viking in action and adventure film Ninja Cowboy Viking vs. the GadgetGents.
  • Caroline Newton characterized significant character of Stacey Ables in 2019 adventure and drama flick The Shade Shepherd.
  • Steven Newton characterized the crucial role of Jesus in 2014 documentary film Exploiting Christ.
  • Annie Newton, from 2017 drama movie Counterfeiters, who characterized Megan.
  • In 2010 fantasy and horror movie, City of Darkness, Susan Newton played Lead Doctor.

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