How common is the last name Newton?

71,351 people in the United States have the last name Newton, about 1 in 4,189. It ranks #452 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NEWTON

#452

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
71,351
About
1 in 4,189
This common or more
30.9%
Who bears it

Of the 71,351 people with the last name Newton, 72.5% reported their origin as White, 18% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Newton, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Newton ranks #5,227 of 53,615, with 3,324 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1919, with 208 births. See Newton as a first name

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