Newton (surname)

The surname Newton is a toponymic surname, derived from the common place name "New-town". "As nearly every county has its ... Newton," there are many independent families that share this surname.

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:

A

 * 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
 * Amanda Newton (netball) (born 1977), English former netball player
 * Arthur Newton (cricketer) (1862–1952), English cricketer

B

 * Basil Newton (1889–1965), British ambassador
 * Becki Newton (born 1978), American actress
 * Ben Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Benjamin Wills Newton (1807–1899), English theologian, early leader of the Plymouth Brethren
 * Bert Newton (1938–2021), Australian television personality
 * Bill Newton (disambiguation), multiple people

C

 * Cam Newton (born 1989), American football player
 * Cam Newton (ice hockey) (born 1950), National Hockey League goaltender
 * Cam Newton (safety) (born 1982), American former football player
 * Cecil Newton (born 1986), American football player and brother of Cam
 * Charles Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Christopher Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Clara Chipman Newton (1846–1936), an American china painter
 * Conor Newton (born 1991), English football player

D

 * David Newton (disambiguation), multiple people

E

 * Edward Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Edwin Tulley Newton (1840–1930), British palaeontologist
 * Emanuel Newton (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
 * Ernie Newton (disambiguation), multiple people

F

 * Frances Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Frank Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Newton (disambiguation), multiple people, also includes Frederic and Frederick Newton

G

 * Gilbert Stuart Newton (1795–1835), British artist
 * George Newton (disambiguation), multiple people

H

 * 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

I

 * Ian Newton (born 1940), English ornithologist
 * Irene Newton (1915–1992), English artist
 * Isaac Newton (1642–1727), English physicist, mathematician, alchemist, and philosopher
 * Isaac Newton (agriculturalist) (1800–1867), American agriculturalist
 * Dr.Isaac Newton (1947 – 1950), Director of Medical Services of Hong Kong

J

 * 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
 * Jer'Zhan Newton (born 2002), American football player
 * John Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joseph Newton (disambiguation), multiple people, includes Joe and Joey Newton
 * Josh Newton (born 1973), American musician
 * Josh Newton (American football) (born 2000), American football player
 * Juice Newton (born 1952), American singer

K

 * Keith Newton (prelate) (born 1952), English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Keith Newton (footballer) (1941–1998), English international footballer
 * Kathryn Newton (born 1997), American actress

L

 * Lauren Newton (singer) (born 1952), European musician
 * Lee Newton (born 1985), American YouTube personality
 * Luke Newton (born 1993), English actor

M

 * 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

N

 * Nate Newton (born 1961), former NFL offensive lineman
 * Nell Jessup Newton, American lawyer and professor

O

 * Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist
 * Ollie Newton (born 1988), New Zealand cricketer
 * Omari Newton, Canadian actor

P

 * Pania Newton, New Zealand lawyer and activist
 * Patti Newton (born 1945), Bert Newton's wife
 * Paul Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Paula Newton (born 1968), Canadian anchor and correspondent for CNN
 * Peter Newton (kayaker) (born 1970), American sprint kayaker
 * Peter Newton (winemaker) (1926–2008), English-born American winemaker

R

 * Richard Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robert Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ross Newton (born 1967), Australian actor

S

 * 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

T

 * Thandiwe Newton (born 1972), English actress
 * Theodore Newton (actor) (1904–1963), American actor
 * Thomas Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Todd Newton (born 1970), American game show host
 * Tony Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tristen Newton (born 2001), American basketball player
 * Tyler Newton (born 1982), American basketball player

V

 * Virgil Miller Newton (born 1938), Antiochian Orthodox priest and former head of controversial teen drug-rehabilitation facilities

W

 * Wayne Newton (born 1942), American singer and entertainer
 * Wes Newton (born 1977), English darts player
 * Williams Newton (1893–1970), American college sports coach
 * William Ellis Newton (1919–43), Australian Victoria Cross recipient