The Newberry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,482 people carried this name — #2,675 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 13,233 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Newberry surname

From Old English nīewe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“stronghold”).

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

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Newbury’.

An early record he cites: Henry de Neubury, Buckinghamshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Newbury, Newberry and Newbery.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 555 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 101 people named Newberry live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 101

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Newberry in American newspapers,
1882–1921.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Newberry
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-12-01
Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Newberry
Helena Weekly Herald 1882-10-05
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Newberry
Great Falls Tribune 1921-09-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Newberry in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

8,883 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Newberry. The most, 1,541, date from the 1930s. 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 South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,585
Queensland 1,710
Victoria 1,487
South Australia 1,389
Tasmania 372
Western Australia 283
ACT (Canberra) 35
Northern Territory 13

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

Who carried it

People named Newberry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Newberry 1560–1629
  • Sarah Newberry 1620–1684
  • Rebecca Newberry 1631–1688
  • Mary Newberry 1647–
  • Sarah Newberry 1650–1716
  • Rebecca Newberry 1655–1718

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Newberry,
in the records of 5 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 States851 records

851 records of the Newberry name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 436
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 187
  • Other U.S. records 228
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leaman L. Newberry

    Born 1916 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; accountant from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Grayson Henry Newberry

    Born 1945; from Macon, Georgia. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1970 in Ninh Thuan, South Vietnam. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Louisa Newberry

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the Helvetia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 50; matron. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 851 records for Newberry in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Australia313 records

313 records of the Newberry name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 168
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 79
  • Other Australian records 66
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Isaac Newberry

    Died 1928 in Carlton, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1928.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Newberry

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Marquis of Hastings, arriving 1828; ticket of leave 1832. Native of Oxfordshire.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emily Newberry

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Bombay, aged 8; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 313 records for Newberry in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Newberry name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 16
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Henry Newberry

    Buried in 1993 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frances Ethel Newberry

    Died 1932 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Barry Dell Newberry

    Died in service in 1962.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 33 records for Newberry in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand12 records

12 records of the Newberry name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 10
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Newberry

    Died 1900, aged 47; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Evelyn Sibblia Newberry

    Died 1936, aged 54; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frank Newberry

    Died 1923, aged 31; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Newberry in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Newberry name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Newberry

    Buried in 1851 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 87.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Newberry

    Durham Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Pateman Newberry

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 41.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Newberry in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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