Newnham is an English surname. It derives from several places of that name in England.

Basil Cottle Arthur Basil Cottle (17 March 1917 – 13 May 1994) was a British grammarian, historian and archaeologist. He lived most of his life in Bristol. Early life and education Cottle was born in Cardiff on 17 March 1917. He was the younger son of ...

, ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames'' (second edition), Penguin, London, 1978, p. 271. Notable people with the name include: *

Arthur Newnham Arthur Newnham (17 January 1861 – 29 December 1941) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, p ...

(January 1861–1941), English cricketer *

George Newnham George Lewis Newnham (c. 1733–1800) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1780. Newnham was the eldest son of Nathaniel Newnham, a London merchant and MP, and his wife Sarah Adams. He was educated at ...

(c. 1733 – 1800), English lawyer and politician *

Hartley Newnham Hartley Newnham is an Australian countertenor. Along with Nicholas Routley he was nominated for the 1991 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for their album ''Hermit of Green Light''. Newnham was born in Queensland and studied music in Paris an ...

, Australian countertenor *

Hubert Ernest Newnham Hubert Ernest Newnham CMG BA (Oxon) (1886–1970) was a Ceylonese civil servant and politician. Hubert Ernest Newnham was born on 1 October 1886 in Southampton, the son of Henry Sullivan Newnham. He was educated at the Junior School of Monkto ...

(1886–1970), Ceylonese civil servant and politician * Jervois Newnham (1852–1941), Anglican clergyman in Canada *

John Newnham John Newnham (born 25 October 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-na ...

(born 1942), Australian footballer * Lance Newnham (1889–1943), British soldier *

Lewis Newnham Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham (13 September 1881 – 20 November 1932) was a South African cricketer. He played in two first-class matches in 1903/04 and 1920/21. Newnham was a left-handed batsman and left-arm bowler. In his second first-class ...

(1881–1932), South African cricketer *

Maurice Newnham Group Captain Maurice Ashdown Newnham OBE, DFC (31 August 1897 – October 1974) was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories. He originally joined the Royal Flying Corps as a 17-year-old courier. He was assigned to No. 4 Squa ...

(1897–1974), British flying ace of World War I * Nicole Newnham, American documentary film producer, writer, and director *

Obadiah Newnham Obadiah Samuel Newnham (23 March 1848, Leamington Hastings – 13 May 1932, St. Stephen, New Brunswick) was Archdeacon of Fredericton from 1907 until his death. Newnham was ordained in 1875 and was a missionary at New London, PEI from 1875 to 18 ...

(1848–1932), Anglican clergyman in Canada *

Stanley Newnham Stanley William Newnham (7 April 1910 – 2 December 1985) was an English first-class cricketer active 1932 who played for Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to th ...

(1910–1985), English cricketer *

Tom Newnham Thomas Oliver Newnham (20 November 1926 – 15 December 2010) was a New Zealand political activist and educationalist. He was involved in several left wing causes: attacking institutional racism in New Zealand, and opposing the 1981 Springbok Tou ...

(1926–2010), New Zealand political activist and educationalist * William Newnham, several people

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{{surname Surnames of English origin English toponymic surnames

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