Explore the Family Name Newlin
The meaning of Newlin
1. English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Nevelon, ancient Germanic Neveling, Nivelung (see Niebling). The ancient Germanic name is a mythological name, of uncertain origin, in the early history of the royal house of Burgundy. It became a byword for wealth, and is most familiar from Wagner’s opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen ‘The Ring of the Nibelung’. 2. Americanized form of Swedish Nylin.
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How common is the last name Newlin in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Newlin has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Newlin was ranked as the 7381st most popular surname, while in 2010 it fell slightly to the 7926th position, marking a decrease of 7.38 percent. Despite the drop in rank, the number of individuals with the Newlin surname actually rose slightly from 4,163 in 2000 to 4,175 in 2010, an increase of 0.29 percent. However, the proportion of people named Newlin per 100,000 decreased by 7.79 percent.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #7,381 | #7,926 | -7.38% |
Count | 4,163 | 4,175 | 0.29% |
Proportion per 100k | 1.54 | 1.42 | -7.79% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Newlin
Ethnicity-wise, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Newlin identify as White, accounting for 93.32 percent in 2000 and 92.48 percent in 2010, recording a marginal dip of 0.90 percent. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity within the Newlin surname increased by 46.94 percent, moving from 1.47 percent in 2000 to 2.16 percent in 2010. While those identifying as Black decreased by 19.20 percent during the same period. There was a noticeable increase in the representation of two or more races under the Newlin surname, up from 1.08 percent in 2000 to 1.56 percent in 2010, indicating a change of 44.44 percent. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander stayed constant at 0.60 percent between 2000 and 2010, while American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a 27.27 percent rise.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 93.32% | 92.48% | -0.9% |
Black | 2.76% | 2.23% | -19.2% |
Hispanic | 1.47% | 2.16% | 46.94% |
Two or More Races | 1.08% | 1.56% | 44.44% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.77% | 0.98% | 27.27% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0% |
Newlin ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Newlin is British & Irish, which comprises 51.2% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (27.8%) and Eastern European (5.5%). Additional ancestries include Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish & Portuguese, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Greek & Balkan.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 51.2% |
French & German | 27.8% |
Eastern European | 5.5% |
Other | 15.5% |
Possible origins of the surname Newlin
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Newlin have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 90.70% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 90.70% |
Merseyside, United Kingdom | 90.70% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 90.70% |
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 90.70% |
What Newlin haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Newlin is E-V13, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup E-V13 is descended from haplogroup E-M96. Other common haplogroups include R-CTS241 and J-M92, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Abercrombie, Futrell, Gallant, Etter, Lanier, Blevins, Grantham, East, Babcock, Epperson.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Newlin surname are: H1, N, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
Your paternal lineage may be linked to early Balkan migrants
Haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a migrated in large numbers from the Balkans into Europe about 4,500 years ago, triggered by the beginning of the Balkan Bronze Age. During this migration, members of haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a mainly followed rivers connecting the southern Balkans to northern-central Europe. Technological leaps often cause lineages to grow dramatically in numbers and in geographic range. The development of Bronze technology may have given men in haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a a competitive advantage over other men, causing haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a to proliferate and become widespread.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara
Though haplogroup H1 rarely reaches high frequencies beyond western Europe, over 60% of eastern Tuareg in Libya belong to haplogroup H1. The Tuareg call themselves the Imazghan, meaning “free people.” They are an isolated, semi-nomadic people who inhabit the West-Central Sahara and are known today for a distinctive dark blue turban worn by the men, and for their long history as gatekeepers of the desert.How did women carrying H1 make it all the way from western Europe to this isolated community? They likely migrated from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar into Morocco after the Last Ice Age, where they were assimilated into the Berbers of the Mediterranean coast. Then, about 5,000 years ago, the Sahara shifted from a period of relative habitable conditions to its dramatically arid desert environment. This shift may have caused migrations throughout the Sahara, prompting the ancient Tuaregs to meet and mingle with the Berbers, bringing H1 lineages into their population.
What do people with the surname Newlin have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Newlin?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Newlin are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition