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 4,463
Coal Miner 334
Agricultural Labourer 281
Cotton Weaver 226
Dress Maker 224
Labourer 185
General Labourer 177
Domestic Servant 173
General Servant 137
Annuitant 134
Laundress 91
House Keeper 89
Joiner 81
Farm Labourer 80
General Servant Domestic 73
Grocer 72
Charwoman 62
Farmers Son 60
Tailor 57
No Occupation 54
Servant 54
Butcher 52
Cotton Operative 52
Carpenter 50
Shoe Maker 44

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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