Newbury (surname)
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Newbury is an English
family name
. Within the United States
, it is the name of 0.001 per cent of the population. Following the 1990 Census
, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked the name Newbury as number 16,415 in its list of Frequently Occurring Surnames.
The name is cognate with the surname Newberry
(in 1990 possessed by 0.005 per cent of the U.S. population and ranked number 2,359) and Newbery, which at number 55,231 in the rankings rounded to 0.000 per cent of the U.S. population.
However, in the United Kingdom
Newbury is the more usual spelling, perhaps influenced by the different US
and UK
pronunciations (see 'Pronunciation', below).
origin and means "new stronghold" (from Old English
niwe, neowe, new, and buri, byri, fortified place).
In the United Kingdom
, one town and a small number of villages have the name Newbury.
However, the name of the hamlet of Newbury in the parish of Horningsham
, Wiltshire
, is of 17th century origin. It was named for a family called Newbury.
Other spellings of the name include Newborough and Newburgh. In Warwickshire
a family called Newborough was granted lands for military service in the Middle Ages
.
, the usual pronunciation of the name Newbury is as three quite distinct syllables, as if spelt New-Berry. With the exception of the US region of New England where it is pronounced "Newbry". However, in normal speech in the UK
the name's pronunciation (both for places and people) is barely more than two syllables, either as if spelt Newbry or else with a slight uh sound after the -b-.
The same difference can be heard in the US
and UK
pronunciations of other names ending in -bury, such as Kingsbury
, Hanbury, Salisbury
, and Westbury
.
The Newburgh or Newborough family had great land-holdings, granted for military service, in the county of Warwickshire
, England
, in the Middle Ages
.
See Newberry
article for people with the surname Newberry.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
. Within the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it is the name of 0.001 per cent of the population. Following the 1990 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked the name Newbury as number 16,415 in its list of Frequently Occurring Surnames.
The name is cognate with the surname Newberry
Newberry
Newberry is a surname, a variant of Newbury .- People :* Claude Newberry , South African cricketer* George Newberry , British track cyclist* Hazel Newberry, British dancer* Janet Newberry , American tennis player...
(in 1990 possessed by 0.005 per cent of the U.S. population and ranked number 2,359) and Newbery, which at number 55,231 in the rankings rounded to 0.000 per cent of the U.S. population.
However, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Newbury is the more usual spelling, perhaps influenced by the different US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
pronunciations (see 'Pronunciation', below).
Origin
Newbury/Newberry/Newbery is of Anglo-SaxonOld English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
origin and means "new stronghold" (from Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
niwe, neowe, new, and buri, byri, fortified place).
In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, one town and a small number of villages have the name Newbury.
However, the name of the hamlet of Newbury in the parish of Horningsham
Horningsham
Horningsham is a small Wiltshire village forming part of the Longleat Estate and lying on the Wiltshire/Somerset border between Warminster and Frome.It has a peculiar form lying somwehere between a classic dispersed settlement and a nucleated village....
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, is of 17th century origin. It was named for a family called Newbury.
Other spellings of the name include Newborough and Newburgh. In Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
a family called Newborough was granted lands for military service in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
.
Pronunciation of Newbury
In the USUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the usual pronunciation of the name Newbury is as three quite distinct syllables, as if spelt New-Berry. With the exception of the US region of New England where it is pronounced "Newbry". However, in normal speech in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
the name's pronunciation (both for places and people) is barely more than two syllables, either as if spelt Newbry or else with a slight uh sound after the -b-.
The same difference can be heard in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
pronunciations of other names ending in -bury, such as Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Kingsbury is an area in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London. The name Kingsbury means "The King's Manor".-History:Kingsbury was historically a small parish in the Hundred of Gore and county of Middlesex. Until the nineteenth century it was largely rural with only scattered settlements....
, Hanbury, Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, and Westbury
Westbury
-Places:Australia*Westbury, TasmaniaCanada*Westbury, QuebecIreland*Westbury, suburb of LimerickUnited Kingdom*Westbury, Buckinghamshire*Westbury, Shropshire*Westbury, Wiltshire*Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire*Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol...
.
People named Newbury/Newbery
- Bessie Newbury, Royal DoultonRoyal DoultonThe Royal Doulton Company is an English company producing tableware and collectables, dating to 1815. Operating originally in London, its reputation grew in The Potteries, where it was a latecomer compared to Spode, Wedgwood and Minton...
decorator between 1882 and 1922 - Christopher NewburyChristopher NewburyChristopher Newbury is an English politician, a member of the Congress of the Council of Europe since 1998 and an Independent member of Wiltshire Council since 2009.-Early life:...
(born 1956), EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... - Graham C. NewburyGraham C. NewburyDr. Graham C. Newbury born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States, was a general surgeon. The majority of his career was spent as Chief Surgeon at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey.-Education and residencies:...
(1910–1986), American Chief SurgeonSurgeonIn medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New JerseySummit, New JerseySummit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
- Jane Cunningham NewburyGraham C. NewburyDr. Graham C. Newbury born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States, was a general surgeon. The majority of his career was spent as Chief Surgeon at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey.-Education and residencies:...
(1911–2001), psychiatric nurse at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, ConnecticutNew Canaan, ConnecticutNew Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States...
, wife of Graham C. Newbury - Newbury AcademyNewbury AcademyNewbury Academy is a virtual school, an alternative private high school serving students in grades 9-12, still based in the area of Dumont, New Jersey, but now also serving the Brick Township, New Jersey area...
, an alternative high school founded in 2001 at Dumont, New JerseyDumont, New JerseyDumont is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 17,479 at the 2010 Census.Dumont was formed on July 20, 1894, as the Borough of Schraalenburgh from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping...
, named for Drs. Graham C. and Jane Cunningham NewburyGraham C. NewburyDr. Graham C. Newbury born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States, was a general surgeon. The majority of his career was spent as Chief Surgeon at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey.-Education and residencies:...
.
- Jane Cunningham Newbury
- John NewberyJohn NewberyJohn Newbery was an English publisher of books who first made children's literature a sustainable and profitable part of the literary market. He also supported and published the works of Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson...
(1713–1767), EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
publisher and namesake of the literary awards John Newbery MedalNewbery MedalThe John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
and Newbery Honor - Jack O'NewburyJack O'NewburyJack O'Newbury was the much-used nickname of John Winchcombe, otherwise John Smallwood, one of the richest and most influential English cloth merchants of the late 15th and early 16th century...
, 15th and 16th century EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
merchantMerchantA merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant... - Kris NewburyKris NewburyKris Newbury is a professional ice hockey centre who is now a member of the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(born 1982), Canadian ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - Madeleine Newbury, EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress - Milton Sim Newbury, Jr.Mickey NewburyMickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
(1940–2002), American musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
The Newburgh or Newborough family had great land-holdings, granted for military service, in the county of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
.
See Newberry
Newberry
Newberry is a surname, a variant of Newbury .- People :* Claude Newberry , South African cricketer* George Newberry , British track cyclist* Hazel Newberry, British dancer* Janet Newberry , American tennis player...
article for people with the surname Newberry.