Newman is a surname of Germanic Anglo-Saxon origins. Newman is the modern English form of the name used in Great Britain and among people of British ancestry around the world, while Neumann is used in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, and to some degree in Netherlands and Belgium. Both have their its origins in the pre-7th-century word neowe meaning "new", with mann, meaning man. Its first recorded uses were Godwin Nieweman in Oxfordshire, England, in 1169, and in Germany, Herman Nyeman of Barth in 1325. It was mostly likely originally used as a nickname for a recent arrival or settler. Related surnames include Neuman, Naumann(s), Numan, Nauman, and Neiman.
Vickery is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to:
Thomas Humphry Ward was an English author and journalist, best known as the husband of the author Mary Augusta Ward, who wrote under the name Mrs. Humphry Ward.
Worthington is a surname, and may refer to:
Browne is a variant of the English surname Brown, meaning "brown-haired" or "brown-skinned". It may sometimes be derived from French le Brun with similar meaning. The Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh clan of County Donegal have anglicized as Browne since about 1800. The name has also been used throughout North America as an anglicization of the Spanish surname Pardo.
Cope is a surname, and may refer to
Arnold is a German and English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Humphries is a surname, and may refer to:
Beddoes is a surname of Welsh origin. Notable people with the name include:
Charlesworth is a surname that derives from Charlesworth in Derbyshire, England. Notable people with the surname include:
Fothergill is a surname, thought to have come from the meaning 'Further river' and may refer to the following:
Ward is a surname of either Old English or Old Gaelic origin, common in English-speaking countries.
Lang is a surname of Germanic origin, closely related to Lange, Laing and Long, all of which mean "tall".
Potts is a surname of English origin. The word potts refers to circular hollows in the ground.
Boston is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Whiteside is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wakefield is an English surname. Wakefield is the 1,356th most common surname in Great Britain, with 7,767 bearers. It is most common in the West Midlands, where it is the 257th most common surname, with 3,260 bearers. Other concentrations include, the City of Leeds, (237th,1,668), Devon, (457th,1,684), and Kent, (810th,1,614). Notable people with the surname include:
Drinker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wilberforce is a name, both a surname and a given name. It is also the name of an English family, including William Wilberforce. Notable people with the name include:
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