Newton (surname) explained
The surname Newton is a toponymic surname, derived from the common place name "New-town".[1] "As nearly every county has its ... Newton," there are many independent families that share this surname.
The most well-known bearer of the name was Isaac Newton, and he is usually the one meant when a reference is made to "Newton" without qualification. The surname may also refer to:
People
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- A. Edward Newton (1864–1940), American industrialist, author and book collector
- Abba Verbeck Newton (1908–1996), American mathematician
- Alan Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Albert Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alfred Newton (1829–1907), British zoologist and ornithologist
- Algernon Newton (1880–1968), British artist
- Amanda Newton (illustrator) (c. 1860–1943), American botanical illustrator
- Amanda Newton (netball) (born 1977), English former netball player
- Arthur Newton (cricketer) (1862–1952), English cricketer
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- Hal Newton (1933–2014), Canadian football player
- Harold Newton (1904–1963), American painter
- Sir Harry Newton, 2nd Baronet (1875–1951), British politician
- Harry Newton (cricketer) (1935–2014), English cricketer
- Helmut Newton (1920–2004), German photographer
- Henry Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hibbert Alan Stephen Newton (1887–1949), known as Alan Newton (surgeon), Australian surgeon
- Hubert Anson Newton (1830–1896), English astronomer
- Huey P. Newton (1942–1989), founder of Black Panther Party
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- Jack Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jake Newton (footballer) (born 1984), Guyanese footballer
- Jake Newton (ice hockey) (born 1988), American ice hockey player
- James Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jer'Zhan Newton (born 2002), American football player
- John Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Newton (disambiguation), multiple people, includes Joe and Joey Newton
- Josh Newton (born 1973), American musician
- Josh Newton (American football) (born 2000), American football player
- Juice Newton (born 1952), American singer
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- Margaret Newton (1887–1971), Canadian plant pathologist and mycologist
- Margit Evelyn Newton (born 1962), Italian actress
- Mark Newton (politician) (born 1960), American politician
- Mark Charan Newton (born 1981), British fantasy author
- Mark J. Newton, convicted child sexual abuser
- Martha Elizabeth Newton (1941–2020), British bryologist and botanist
- Matt Newton (born 1977), American actor
- Matthew Newton (born 1977), Australian actor
- Matty Newton (born 1984), Australian songwriter, bass player, guitarist, keyboardist, and producer
- Maxwell Newton (1929–1990), Australian media publisher
- Michael Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Milt Newton (born 1965), American former basketball player
- Morgan Newton (born 1991), American former football player
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- Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist
- Ollie Newton (born 1988), New Zealand cricketer
- Omari Newton, Canadian actor
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- Samuel B. Newton (1868–1932), American college football coach
- Samuel Newton (sport shooter) (1881–1944), Canadian sport shooter
- Sarah Newton (born 1961), British politician
- Sean Newton (born 1988), English footballer
- Stephen Newton (1853–1916), English cricketer
- Stephen Newton (artist) (born 1948), British artist
- Stephen Hibbert Newton (born 1955), Australian teacher
- Steve Newton (born 1941), American basketball coach
- Sydney Newton (1875–1960), English photographer
- Syvelle Newton (born 1985), American college football player
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- Virgil Miller Newton (born 1938), Antiochian Orthodox priest and former head of controversial teen drug-rehabilitation facilities
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See also
Notes and References
- Book: Lower. https://books.google.com/books?id=YeILt9cjl6cC&pg=PA58. English Surnames. John Russell Smith. 1849. 3rd. 1. London. 58–59. Chapter V. Local Surnames. Mark Antony Lower. Google Books.
