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

Newhard, 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 Newhard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newhard in America

Newhard is the 29581st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newhard surname appeared 797 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Newhard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newhard 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 Newhard

The surname NEWHARD is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, likely around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from a combination of the Old English words "niwe" meaning "new" and "heord" meaning "herd" or "keeper of animals". This suggests that the name may have been initially bestowed upon someone who was a newcomer to a particular village or region and worked as a herdsman or livestock keeper.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the NEWHARD name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from the late 14th century, where a John Newherd is listed as a taxpayer. The name also appears in various parish records and church registers throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, often with variations in spelling such as Newherd, Newhard, and Newheard.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the NEWHARD surname can be found in various parts of England, particularly in the counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Oxfordshire. Notable individuals bearing this name include Robert Newhard, a yeoman farmer from Oxfordshire who was born in 1587, and William Newhard, a merchant from Gloucestershire born in 1632.

In the 18th century, the NEWHARD name continued to spread across England, and some individuals with this surname migrated to other parts of the British Isles and North America. One notable figure was James Newhard, a British soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Canada, where he was born in 1756.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold in the 19th century, many NEWHARDs left rural areas and moved to urban centers in search of work. This included individuals such as Thomas Newhard, a factory worker from Manchester born in 1819, and Elizabeth Newhard, a schoolteacher from London born in 1842.

Throughout its history, the NEWHARD surname has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Newhard Farm in Gloucestershire and Newhard Lane in Oxfordshire, further cementing its connection to the region. While not a particularly common surname, the NEWHARD name has left a lasting legacy in various parts of England and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newhard

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

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 Newhard 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 Newhard 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 Newhard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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