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Newcastle Family History

Newcastle Surname Meaning

From Newcastle upon Tyne (Northumb) or Newcastle under Lyme (Staffs), both of which are recorded in Latin as Novum castellum in the 12th century; the Staffs place is recorded as Newcastell in 1489.

The place-names derive from Middle English neue ‘new’ + castel ‘castle’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Newcastle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Newcastle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Newcastle families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 9 Newcastle families living in Durham. This was about 90% of all the recorded Newcastle's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Newcastle families in 1891.
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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Newcastle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Newcastle in 1962 was 69, and 81 in 2004.

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