The Newman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 101,931 people carried this name — #307 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,890 people counted. That is up 1% from 100,491 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Newman surname
From new + man: a "newcomer".
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Newman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 36 births for the Newman name in 1890.
Most were registered in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,600 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
83 people named Newman live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 77 people named Newman 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Newman.
Most of them — 62 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Newman live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Walloon Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
35 people named Newman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 145 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
139 people named Newman is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Newman in American newspapers,
1888–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 692,202 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Newman,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Henry Newman 1801–1890 · writer -
Edward Newman 1801–1876 · naturalist -
Francis William Newman 1805–1897 · writer -
Edward Newman 1859–1946 · politician -
Ernest Newman 1868–1959 · music critic
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 122 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Newman.
- Neuville 467 · U.S. census
- Neve 1,260 · U.S. census
- Nevers 1,252 · U.S. census
- Neves 4,997 · U.S. census
- Neveu 888 · U.S. census
- Neveux 153 · U.S. census
- Newton 74,092 · U.S. census
- Ney 3,285 · U.S. census
- Neyens 437 · U.S. census
- Neyer 619 · U.S. census
- Nez 4,827 · U.S. census
- Ng 31,210 · U.S. census
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