Last Name NEW

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Meaning	Nickname: The new, i.e. the new-comer, the stranger just settled in the district or village. A variant of Newman and Newcome. Little girl, cow, bull, cattle.

Origin	English, Chinese, Jewish, Irish, Belgian

Rank	2,858 (2000 US census)	3,047 (1990 US census)

Count	11,533 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

90.41%, or 10427 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
4.26%, or 491 total occurrences, as black,
1.22%, or 141 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.66%, or 76 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.69%, or 195 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.76%, or 203 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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