Explore the Family Name Newlands

The meaning of Newlands

1. Scottish: habitational name from Newlands in Peeblesshire, itself from Scots new + land(is) (see Newland). 2. English: variant of Newland, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Newlands has experienced some changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 64,572 in popularity, but this rank fell slightly to 66,371 by 2010, reflecting a decrease of 2.79%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals with the Newlands surname actually increased from 288 to 298 during the same decade, which is a growth of approximately 3.47%. However, the proportion of individuals named Newlands per 100,000 people decreased by 9.09% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#66,371	-2.79%
Count	288	298	3.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Newlands

Regarding the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Newlands surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the White population held the majority in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 93.40% to 89.93% over these years. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation saw significant growth, increasing by 44.84% from 4.17% in 2000 to 6.04% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no Black individuals recorded with the surname Newlands in 2000, by 2010, they made up 2.68% of the population with this surname. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained stagnant at zero, and no data was available for those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.4%	89.93%	-3.72%
Hispanic	4.17%	6.04%	44.84%
Black	0%	2.68%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%