Newman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Newman Name Meaning: From the Middle English "neowe" and "mann", it was a nickname for a newcomer.

From the Middle English \"neowe\" and \"mann\", it was a nickname for a newcomer.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Newman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Newman family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,902
Farm Labourer 330
Private Means 238
General Labourer 237
Labourer 188
General Servant (domestic) 176
Dressmaker 166
Domestic Servant 142
None 138
Scholar 120
Farmer 108
Carpenter 99
Clerk 95
Shop Assistant 92
At School 91
Laundress 90
Carman 88
Coal Miner Hewer 79
House Painter 78
Dress Maker 77
House Keeper 77
Gardener Domestic 76
At Home 72
Bricklayer 71
Cook (domestic) 71

Newman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Newman 100% 168,816
2 Neuman 83% 796
3 Newmann 86% 361
4 Neumann 71% 268
5 Nowman 83% 110

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The surname Newman is the most popular version of all its varients

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