The Newsom surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,218 people carried this name — #3,218 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,930 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Newsom surname

Variant of Newsome.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Newsom» (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 explains it as ‘of Newsome’.

An early record he cites: Willelmus de Newsom (dwelling at Newsholm), 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Newsam, Newsom, Newsome, Newsman and Newsum.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 556 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

23 families named Newsom, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 106 people lived in those households, 4.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 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

North Carolina 14
Virginia 9

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

Newsom in American newspapers,
1911–1913.

Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Newsom
The Beatrice Daily Express 1913-11-08
Newspaper page from The Lexington Intelligencer carrying the name Newsom
The Lexington Intelligencer 1911-12-02
Newspaper page from The Cairo Bulletin carrying the name Newsom
The Cairo Bulletin 1911-12-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,170 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Newsom in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

859 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Newsom. The most, 134, date from the 1950s. Victoria 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 Western Australia, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 298
New South Wales 222
Western Australia 127
South Australia 119
Queensland 57
Tasmania 16
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Newsom,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John M. Newsom d. 1892 · politician
  • Florence Isabel Newsom d. 1948
  • Thomas Newsom 1706–1785
  • Thomas Newsom 1710–1785
  • James Barham Newsom 1794–1875
  • Matthew T. Newsom 1816– · politician

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

In the public record

People named Newsom,
in the records of 4 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 States758 records

758 records of the Newsom name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 476
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 180
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 75
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James R. Newsom

    Born 1918 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Benning, Georgia; farmer from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Kenneth O. Newsom

    Born 1931; from Polk County, Arkansas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South 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 George Newsom

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool, aged 41; merchant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 758 records for Newsom 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, 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, 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).

Australia71 records

71 records of the Newsom name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 44
  • Tasmanian Names Index 17
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  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 James Newsom

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Moffatt, arriving 1836; certificate of freedom 1849.

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

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Dacca, aged 32.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Wilfred Newsom

    Retired of Langwarrin, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 71 records for Newsom in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Newsom name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Newsom

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Nestorian, landing at Quebec, bound for Bradford, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Myrtle Newsom

    Died 1963 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Florence Elizabeth Newsom

    Died 1956; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Newsom 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. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Newsom name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Newsom

    Driver, Army Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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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