Explore the Family Name Newbrough

The meaning of Newbrough

English: 1. habitational name from Newbrough in Northumberland or perhaps from Newborough in Staffordshire, both of which are named from Middle English neue ‘new’ + burgh ‘fortified place’, also ‘town, village’ (Old English nīwe, burg). 2. in some instances, possibly a variant of Newberry.

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How common is the last name Newbrough in the United States?

The surname Newbrough, based on Decennial U.S. Census data, was ranked the 28,730th most common in 2000 and decreased in popularity to the 31,285th spot by 2010, indicating an 8.89% drop. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 780 to 741 during the same period, marking a decline of 5%. Similarly, the proportion of people named Newbrough per 100,000 population declined by 13.79%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,730	#31,285	-8.89%
Count	780	741	-5%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Newbrough

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Newbrough surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that majority identified as White in both 2000 (94.62%) and 2010 (94.87%). This indicates a slight increase of 0.26%. The second largest group identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, growing from 1.92% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010, a rise of 19.27%. Those identifying with two or more races fell slightly from 1.92% to 1.62%, a decrease of 15.62%. Meanwhile, Asian/Pacific Islanders who previously made up 0.77% of those with the Newbrough surname were not represented in 2010. A new addition in 2010 was the Hispanic group, which accounted for 0.67% of the Newbroughs.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.62%	94.87%	0.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.92%	2.29%	19.27%
Two or More Races	1.92%	1.62%	-15.62%
Hispanic	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%