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 2,734
Agricultural Labourer 406
House Servant 216
Coal Miner 189
Cotton Weaver 172
Dress Maker 168
Labourer 159
House Keeper 119
General Servant 111
Servant 106
Carter 105
Laundress 82
Blacksmith 69
Shoe Maker 61
Tailor 61
Wife Of Above 59
Carpenter 59
Butcher 58
Gardener 57
Silk Weaver 57
House Maid 55
Joiner 53
Grocer 50
Cotton Spinner 48
Cook 47

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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