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
School 2,841
Private Means 251
Coal Miner Hewer 237
Labourer 177
General Labourer 176
Farm Labourer 158
Farmer 156
General Servant (domestic) 141
None 129
Dressmaker 128
Clerk 107
At Home 95
Domestic Servant 85
Cotton Weaver 85
Housekeeper 84
House Keeper 82
House Painter 77
At School 76
Shop Assistant 72
Weaver 65
Joiner 60
Carter 56
Charwoman 55
Assisting In The Business 54
Butcher 54

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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