463 documented Newton ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & Scottish habitational name from Old English 'niwe' + 'tun' — 'the new settlement.' One of the most widespread English place-name surnames.
Historically concentrated in northern England and the Midlands; carried early to colonial America.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 462 Newton records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Mary, William, Robert, John and George.
Of the 459 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is William Newton, born 1800 in Ohio.
Documented Newton families on this page come from Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio and Twentieth Century History of Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Deceased Newton ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & Scottish habitational name from Old English 'niwe' + 'tun' — 'the new settlement.' One of the most widespread English place-name surnames.
The documented line here reaches back to 1800. Most Newton lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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