Dear Newton seekers, Although Newton seems British,the elders in my family insist that my great grandmother, nee Josephine Newton b. 1870 in Vermont, was half Holland Dutch. I am wondering if the lastname was "Americanized" when they came here. For example, my husband's family was German- von Weusterfeldt changed to Westerfield. Does anyone know of a Dutch surname that became Newton? Thank you, Patricia Westerfield