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
Scholar 3,725
Agricultural Labourer 532
General Labourer 352
Domestic Servant 231
Living On Own Means 189
Laundress 179
Dress Maker 171
Labourer 170
General Servant Domestic 136
Living On Her Own Means 135
Farm Labourer 127
Carpenter 123
Coal Miner 117
General Servant 115
Gardener 113
Farmer 108
Clerk 86
Cook Domestic Servant 73
Tailor 71
General Domestic Servant 68
Tailoress 64
House Keeper 57
Baker 57
Errand Boy 55
Charwoman 54

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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