Newburn

== English == === Etymology === The place-name in Newcastle upon Tyne is from Old English nīwe (“new”) + burh (“fortress”). The second element was later substituted for burn (“stream”). The Fife place-name was historically Nithbren (1150). Possibly from Pictish, perhaps from *Nith, an ethnonym, with a cognate of Welsh bryn (“hill”) or Welsh pren (“tree”). === Proper noun === Newburn (countable and uncountable, plural Newburns) A surname. A village in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, west of the city and on the north bank of the Tyne (OS grid ref NZ1665). A civil parish of Fife, Scotland. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Newburn is the 18423rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1503 individuals. Newburn is most common among White (74.72%) and Black/African American (19.69%) individuals.