Find out how popular the last name Newhall is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Newhall.

Newhall, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Newhall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newhall in America

Newhall is the 18486th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newhall surname appeared 1,495 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Newhall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newhall to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Newhall

The surname Newhall is of English origin, deriving from the place name "Newhall" which appeared in various locations across England during the medieval period. The name is believed to have emerged in the 11th century, with the earliest recorded instance found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was spelled "Newhalla".

The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "niwe" meaning new and "hall" referring to a manor house or residential hall. This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who resided in a newly constructed hall or manor house. Similar spelling variations from historical records include Newhall, Newhalle, and Newhall.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Sir John de Newhall, a knight who fought alongside King Edward I during the Scottish Wars of Independence in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was William Newhall, a merchant and alderman in the city of London, who was recorded in city records in the early 15th century.

During the 16th century, the Newhall surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, with several families of this name owning estates and land in these regions. One such family was the Newhalls of Arbury Hall in Warwickshire, whose lineage can be traced back to the late 15th century.

In the 17th century, Thomas Newhall (1592-1674) was a prominent Puritan minister who served as the first pastor of the church in Lynn, Massachusetts, after emigrating from England to the American colonies. His descendants went on to establish the town of Newhall, now known as West Newbury, in Massachusetts.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Sir Roger Newhall (1719-1781), a British naval officer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Wight during the American Revolutionary War. He played a significant role in the defense of the island against potential French invasion.

Throughout history, the Newhall surname has been associated with various places and locations, such as Newhall in Derbyshire, Newhall in Staffordshire, and Newhall in Yorkshire, reflecting the name's origins as a place name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newhall

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Newhall.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Newhall was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Newhall has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Newhall was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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