The Newton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 74,092 people carried this name — #443 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,980 people counted. That is up 2% from 72,328 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 205 people named Newton 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 122 people named Newton.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Martinique.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Newton live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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 the Nordic population registers
56 people named Newton 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
Newton in American newspapers,
1871–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Newton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Winifred Emily Newton d. 1972 · painter
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Jerry Newton d. 2016 · actor
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Richard Newton d. 1448 · judge
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William Newton d. 1730 · military personnel
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Sir Adam Newton, 1st Baronet d. 1630 · translator
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Henry Newton d. 1882 · businessperson
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Newton.
- 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
- Newman 101,931 · 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
- Ngo 33,005 · U.S. census
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