New is an English surname, occurring in Britain and countries to which British people have emigrated, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand et cetera.

In England, the family name New is particularly known from Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset.

In Australia, some immigrants of East European origins with names like Neumann have anglicised their family name to New.

People with the surname New include

• Edmund Hort New, an English illustrator.
• George New, (1894-1963), an American artist
• Jane New, wife of band leader Tommy Dorsey
• John New, an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
• Tom New, an English cricketer.
• Thomas New, an Australian pioneer born in England.
• W. H. New, b.1938, Canadian poet and literary critic

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