The newton Surname
newton Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the many places so named,
from Old English neowe ‘new’ + tun ‘enclosure’,
‘settlement’. According to Ekwall, this is the commonest English place
name. For this reason, the surname has a highly fragmented origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| NEWTON Sophie BOTIK 1906-1986 |
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| NEWTON of Cheshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire: 1776-present |
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