The Almond surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,188 people carried this name — #4,902 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,893 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Almond surname

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: John Alaman, 1216 — Memorials of the Church of SS. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

His entry covers Allman, Almond and Allmond.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 49 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 28 people named Almond.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Tarn.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Tarn 11
Martinique 3
Calvados 1
Orne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Almond was found among the farmers of Lancashire: 10 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Lancashire 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Almond in American newspapers,
1897–1924.

Newspaper page from The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel carrying the name Almond
The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel 1924-01-04
Newspaper page from Alexandria Gazette carrying the name Almond
Alexandria Gazette 1897-08-23
Newspaper page from The Wheeling Intelligencer carrying the name Almond
The Wheeling Intelligencer 1915-05-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 661 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Almond in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

9,269 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Almond. The most, 1,742, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,241
Victoria 2,340
South Australia 1,459
Queensland 1,130
Western Australia 587
Tasmania 446
ACT (Canberra) 24

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Almond.

Who carried it

People named Almond,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hely Hutchinson Almond
    Hely Hutchinson Almond 1832–1903 · head teacher
  • James Almond
    James Almond 1874–1923 · association football player
  • Oliver Almond 1501– · writer
  • Sarah Almond 1629–1666
  • Henry Almond 1850–1910 · association football player
  • Joseph Cuthbert Almond 1852–1927 · Catholic priest

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Almond,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States568 records

568 records of the Almond name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 244
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 112
  • Other U.S. records 212
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hood L. Almond

    Born 1922 in Georgia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; driver from Elbert County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lydia Almond

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Republic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 16; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Almond

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1961; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 568 records for Almond in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia381 records

381 records of the Almond name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 192
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 77
  • Other Australian records 112
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Rosanette Almond

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the John Renwick, arriving 1838; certificate of freedom 1845.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Berthelmon Almond

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the John Elder, aged 30; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Wesley Almond

    Retired ch engineer of Boronia, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 381 records for Almond in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada43 records

43 records of the Almond name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 25
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Almond

    Buried in 2001 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Boyd Almond

    Died 1935 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Neville Almond

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 43 records for Almond in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Almond name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 15
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Almond

    Grenadier Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. H. Almond

    Devonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 16 records for Almond in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France10 records

10 records of the Almond name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Urbain Francois Almond

    Born 1899 in Les Cabannes; died 1995 in Cordes-sur-Ciel (Tarn).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernande Yvonne Almond

    Born 1931 in Bournazel; died 1993 in Carmaux (Tarn).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Isabelle Raymonde Roberte Almond

    Born 1945 in Alençon (Orne); died 2001 in Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Almond in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Almond name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Renata Almond

    Died 1972, aged 61; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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