Newton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Newton Name Meaning: Habitational-Derives from a pick of many English towns 'New Town'.

A word for 'enclosure,settlement',making it the most common english place names.This is why the origin is fragmented.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Newton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Newton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,278
Agricultural Labourer 383
Labourer 298
Coal Miner 210
Cotton Weaver 195
Domestic Servant 184
General Servant 156
Dress Maker 153
House Keeper 138
Servant 96
Annuitant 92
Laundress 80
Joiner 76
Farm Servant 72
Blacksmith 72
Carpenter 66
Butcher 64
Gardener 61
Farm Labourer 61
Tailor 61
Shoe Maker 53
Grocer 52
Nurse 50
Painter 45
General Servant Domestic 45

Newton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Newton 100% 169,325
2 Nawton 83% 237

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

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