The McNew surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,304 people carried this name — #7,714 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,321).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McNew surname

Apparently an altered spelling of an unidentified Scottish or Irish surname. This form is not found in Britain or Ireland.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McNew» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McNew in American newspapers,
1899–1916.

Newspaper page from Albuquerque Morning Journal carrying the name McNew
Albuquerque Morning Journal 1916-04-16
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name McNew
Santa Fe New Mexican 1899-06-01
Newspaper page from El Paso Herald carrying the name McNew
El Paso Herald 1916-04-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,288 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McNew in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,686 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McNew. The most, 533, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 731
Tasmania 576
Victoria 450
Queensland 430
South Australia 287
Western Australia 176
ACT (Canberra) 21
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McNew.

Who carried it

People named McNew,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Lee McNew 1908–1998 · phytopathologist

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McNew,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States200 records

200 records of the McNew name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 40
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Tom W. McNew

    Born 1916 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; driver from Gilliam County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dean R. McNew

    Born 1932; from Claiborne County, Tennessee. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William McNew

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Orient from Liverpool, aged 22; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 200 records for McNew in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the McNew name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William McNew

    Died 1874 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 83.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for McNew in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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