Newnham

== English == === Alternative forms === Newingham === Etymology === From Old English nēowan, weak dative form of nēowe (“new”), + hām (“village, hamlet”). === Proper noun === Newnham (countable and uncountable, plural Newnhams) A number of places in England: A council ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref (approx) TL0749). A western suburb of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4357). A village and civil parish (served by Newnham on Severn Parish Council) in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6911). A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7054). A village and civil parish (served by Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2437). A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ9557). A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5759). A hamlet in Aston Cantlow parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1560). A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. A habitational surname from Old English. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Newnham College, Cambridge. ==== Derived terms ==== Newnham Bridge ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Newnham is the 67318th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 293 individuals. Newnham is most common among White (93.17%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 664.