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 3,868
Coal Miner 431
General Labourer 303
Cotton Weaver 229
Agricultural Labourer 222
Dress Maker 213
Living On Own Means 206
Domestic Servant 177
Farmer 166
Labourer 154
Living On Her Own Means 145
General Servant Domestic 133
General Servant 108
Grocer 97
Farm Labourer 91
Clerk 89
Gardener 85
Joiner 78
Blacksmith 77
House Keeper 75
Cotton Spinner 73
Farm Servant 70
Laundress 69
Butcher 67
Tailor 65

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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