Nieuwland or Van Nieuwland is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "(from) new land", indicating that a person may have lived on newly recovered land or that he came from any number of places named such.[1] Archaic spellings include Nieuland, Nieulandt and Nijland. Equivalent surnames are Scandinavian Nyland, German Neuland, and English Newland. People named (van) Nieuwland include:
Julius Nieuwland (1878–1936), Belgian-born American chemist and priest
Nicolaas van Nieuwland (1510–1580), Dutch bishop of Haarlem and abbot of Egmond Abbey
Pieter Nieuwland (1764–1794), Dutch nautical scientist, chemist, mathematician, and poet
Rens Nieuwland (born 1953), Dutch jazz-guitarist
Sandra van Nieuwland (born 1977), Dutch singer
(van) Nieuland(t)
Adriaen van Nieulandt the younger (1587–1658), Dutch painter and engraver, brother of Willem
Freddy Nieuland (1944–2008), Belgian drummer and pop rock singer
Willem van Nieulandt II (1584–1635), Dutch painter and engraver, brother of Adriaen
