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

Newmark, 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 Newmark surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newmark in America

Newmark is the 24237th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newmark surname appeared 1,035 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 Newmark.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newmark 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 Newmark

The surname Newmark has its origins in medieval England, emerging during the 12th century. It is an Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Old English words "niwe" meaning new and "mearc" meaning boundary or mark. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a newly established boundary or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Newmark can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, which mention a person named Willelmus de Newmarch. These rolls were financial records kept by the English Exchequer during the reign of Henry II.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms such as Newmarche, Newmerk, and Newmerk in various county records and medieval manuscripts. It is believed that the name was most prevalent in the northern counties of England, particularly Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

The Newmark surname is also associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest was Sir Thomas Newmark (c. 1290-1365), a prominent landowner and knight who served under Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. Another was John Newmark (c. 1450-1521), a merchant and alderman in the City of London during the reign of Henry VIII.

In the 16th century, the Newmark family established itself in the county of Derbyshire, where they held land and estates. One notable member was Sir William Newmark (1560-1628), a Member of Parliament and Sheriff of Derbyshire.

As the centuries passed, the Newmark name spread to other parts of England and eventually to other parts of the world through migration and exploration. In the 18th century, a branch of the family settled in the American colonies, where they continued to use the Newmark surname.

Other notable individuals with the Newmark surname include Nathan Newmark (1835-1919), an American engineer and pioneer in the field of seismology, and Richard Newmark (1910-1997), an American structural engineer and developer of the Newmark time-stepping method for numerical integration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newmark

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

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

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