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
Living On Own Means 377
General Labourer 253
Cotton Weaver 216
Dress Maker 163
General Servant Domestic 159
Scholar 157
Farmer 153
Coal Miner Hewer 130
Domestic Servant 101
Cook Domestic 85
Agricultural Labourer 75
Dressmaker 70
Charwoman 66
Cotton Spinner 66
Tailoress 62
Housemaid Domestic 53
School 51
Coal Miner 50
House Keeper Domestic 49
Butcher 48
Laundress Wash 48
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 48
Blacksmith 47
Servant Domestic 46
House Keeper 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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