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

Newingham, 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 Newingham surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newingham in America

Newingham is the 35057th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newingham surname appeared 643 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 Newingham.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newingham 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 Newingham

The surname Newingham is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "niwe" meaning new and "ingham" meaning homestead or village, suggesting that the name was likely given to someone who had settled in a newly established town or hamlet.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from the year 1195, where a certain William de Newingham is mentioned as a landowner. This suggests that the surname was already established in the county of Lincolnshire by the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, the Newingham name appears in various historical records across different counties in England. For instance, a John de Newingham is listed in the Feet of Fines for Oxfordshire in 1268, while a Robert de Newingham is mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Yorkshire in 1285.

The surname Newingham is also linked to several place names in England, such as Newington in Kent, which was originally spelled as "Newingham" in the Domesday Book of 1086. This suggests that the name may have originated from a particular location and then spread to other parts of the country as people migrated.

One notable figure with the Newingham surname was Sir Roger Newingham, a 14th-century English soldier and landowner who served under King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. He was born around 1310 and died in 1370.

Another significant individual was John Newingham, a 15th-century English cleric who served as the Bishop of Gloucester from 1456 until his death in 1472.

In the 16th century, the Newingham family had established themselves as landed gentry in various parts of England. One prominent member was William Newingham, who was born in 1522 and served as a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire in 1563.

Thomas Newingham, born in 1587, was a renowned English scholar and author who published several works on theology and philosophy during the early 17th century.

The surname Newingham continued to be prevalent throughout the subsequent centuries, with notable bearers such as Sir William Newingham (1675-1742), a prominent lawyer and judge in the 18th century, and John Newingham (1822-1895), a 19th-century English artist known for his landscape paintings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newingham

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

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

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