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

Newhart, 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 Newhart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newhart in America

Newhart is the 18939th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newhart surname appeared 1,441 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 Newhart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newhart 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 Newhart

The surname NEWHART originated in England in the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "niwe" meaning new and "hyrst" meaning a wooded hill or hillock. The name likely referred to someone who lived in a new settlement or a recently cleared area of woodland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire from 1196, where a William de Newehyrst is mentioned. Similar spellings such as Newhurst, Newhirst, and Newhurste can also be found in medieval records from various parts of England.

In the 13th century, the NEWHART surname is documented in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, which record landowners and their properties. A John de Neweherst is listed as holding lands in the village of Stanton St. John near Oxford.

The NEWHART name has a strong association with the county of Warwickshire, particularly in the area around the town of Nuneaton. Records from the 16th century show several families with this surname living in and around Nuneaton, including a Richard Newhart who was a prominent landowner and local official in the 1570s.

Notable individuals with the NEWHART surname throughout history include:

1. Sir John Newhart (c. 1490-1558), a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire and influential figure during the reign of King Henry VIII.

2. Robert Newhart (1615-1678), an English clergyman and author of several religious texts.

3. William Newhart (1742-1823), a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

4. Elizabeth Newhart (1785-1867), a prominent abolitionist and activist for women's rights in the United States.

5. Henry Newhart (1825-1901), an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the city of Newhart, Kansas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newhart

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

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

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