Surname
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.[ 1]
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:
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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
Arthur Newton (cricketer) (1862–1952), Somerset and Oxford University cricketer
Arthur F. H. Newton (1883–1959), British athlete
Arthur L. Newton (1883–1956), American athlete
Arthur Newton, a character in the film 12.10
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
John Newton (disambiguation) , multiple people
Johnny Newton (born 2002), American football player
Joseph Newton (disambiguation) , multiple people, includes Joe and Joey Newton
Josh Newton (musician) (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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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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