The Newland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,491 people carried this name — #4,735 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,268 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Newland surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Newland’ — the first of the origins he gives.

His entry covers Newland and Newlands.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

40 families named Newland, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 206 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 18
Massachusetts 8
New York 6
North Carolina 5
Vermont 1
Maryland 1
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 255 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Newland in American newspapers,
1893–1930.

Newspaper page from The Yellowstone Journal carrying the name Newland
The Yellowstone Journal 1893-08-21
Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Newland
The Harlem News 1930-04-25
Newspaper page from The Daily Alaskan carrying the name Newland
The Daily Alaskan 1915-04-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 89,833 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Newland in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2010s.

25,031 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Newland. The most, 4,807, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 16,761
New South Wales 4,392
Victoria 1,713
Western Australia 891
Queensland 639
Tasmania 446
Northern Territory 72
ACT (Canberra) 50

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

Who carried it

People named Newland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Francis Newland d. 1873 · politician
  • John Newland d. 1515 · monk
  • Mary Georgina Newland d. 1967
  • Richard Bingham Newland d. 1826
  • Benjamin Newland 1633–1699 · politician
  • George Newland 1646–1714 · politician

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

In the public record

People named Newland,
in the records of 7 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 States645 records

645 records of the Newland name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 211
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 119
  • Other U.S. records 315
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Allen A. Newland

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Dallas; messenger. U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 1984, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Newland

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Italy from London, aged 31; laborer. From Bromley, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John E. Newland

    Born 1934; from Hennepin County, Minnesota. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 645 records for Newland in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia458 records

458 records of the Newland name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 269
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 76
  • Other Australian records 113
  1. 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 Mary Ann Newland

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Baretto Junior, sailing from Downs in 1850. Native of Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1852. Married 1852 in Richmond, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur William Newland

    Born 1890 in Waratah, Tasmania. Died 1935 in Tasmania, aged 44.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Newland

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1830. Married 1830 in Launceston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 458 records for Newland in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom31 records

31 records of the Newland name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 16
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 15
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Newland

    Buried in 1821 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    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 J. W. Newland

    Royal W’Est Kent Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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 Marg Ann Newland

    Buried in 1817 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 55.

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

Showing 3 of 31 records for Newland in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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).

Canada28 records

28 records of the Newland name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 14
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ella L. Newland

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 22; buried at Westville.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Newland

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Texas, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Candice Deborah Newland

    Buried in 1951 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 28 records for Newland in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand11 records

11 records of the Newland name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 10
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Emerson Newland

    Buried in 1943 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 71.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Newland

    Died 1896, aged 47; buried at Linwood 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 Emily Newland

    Buried in 1916 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 62.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Newland in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City 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).

France3 records

3 records of the Newland name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Marcel Eugene Newland

    Born 1907 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris); died 1986 in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Henry Newland

    Born 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris); died 1989 in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Newland in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Newland name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frederikus Maria Newland

    Died 1971 in Amersfoort; born 1916 in Den Helder; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Antoinette Newland

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1886 in Batavia.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Newland in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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