NEWLANDS
Newlands is a surname of English provenance that derives from a place name. The name is composed of the Old English words neowe, meaning “new”, and land, meaning “land” or “territory”. Accordingly, the surname signified a person who lived at, or was associated with, land that had recently been cultivated or reclaimed.
In Scotland, the surname appears as a medieval barony name. Two baronies called Newland existed, one in Kincardine and the other in Peebles. The earliest attestations of the surname, recorded as Newlands or Newlandis, are thought to have arisen from either or both of these baronies. The origin lies in pre‑7th century Old English, niew landa, a language spoken in the kingdom of Strathclyde rather than Gaelic. In this context, “new land” referred either to agricultural land recovered from wilderness or to new parcels incorporated into an estate, usually by purchase, although other means were occasionally employed.
The family bearing this name is also associated with the designation of that Ilk, signifying minor nobility. A notable early bearer was Jasper Newlands of Dalswinton near Dumfries, who is recorded in 1469 as the first holder of that distinction. Until the twentieth century the surname was closely linked to the village of Dalswinton, a connection that has since waned.
Other significant early records include Duncan Newlandis, bailie of Linlithgow in 1493, and Joneta Newlands, who in 1675 was acknowledged as heir to lands in the barony of Monkland, Lanarkshire.
Typical given names associated with the Newlands surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- David
- George
- James
- John
- Kevin
- Mark
- Michael
- Robert
- Thomas
- William
Female
- Alison
- Bridget
- Claire
- Debra
- Diane
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Helen
- Jean
- Lesley
- Margaret
- Mary
- Maureen
- Susan
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There are approximately 2,301 people named Newlands in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,747th most common surname in Britain. Around 35 in a million people in Britain are named Newlands.
Famous people named Newlands
- Gavin Newlands - Scottish politician
- Anthony Newlands - Actor (1926 to 1995)
- Doug Newlands - Scottish football player (1931 to 2011)
- Malcolm Newlands - Scottish football player (1925 to 1996)
- Scott Newlands - Scottish rugby union player
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