Given name & surname
Newland
“from the new land”
Newland is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the new land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the new land.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Newland through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 22 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1937. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,366 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Newland’s family of names
Newland has a related form in Neuland. Newland has a related form in Neulande. Newland has a related form in Newlande.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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