Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
NEWNHAM
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
NEWNHAM. An estate in and near Eotherfield, co. Sussex, which had owners of its own name in the XIV, cent. Also parishes and places in cos. Gloucester, Herts, Kent, Hants, Worcester, Oxford, and Warwick.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English