The Apple surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,948 people carried this name — #5,050 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,898 in 2000.

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In print

Apple in American newspapers,
1906–1912.

Newspaper page from Judith Gap Journal carrying the name Apple
Judith Gap Journal 1912-12-06
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Apple
Evening Star 1906-12-28
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Apple
The Washington Times 1906-12-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,603 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Apple in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

9,283 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Apple. The most, 1,692, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,021
Victoria 2,105
Queensland 1,859
Western Australia 835
South Australia 814
Tasmania 568
ACT (Canberra) 61
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Apple,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adam Apple
    Adam Apple 1831–1905 · politician
  • Thomas Gilmore Apple 1829–1898 · educator
  • Andrew O. Apple 1845–1890 · military personnel
  • Joseph Henry Apple 1865–1948 · educator
  • James Wilbur Apple 1915– · entomologist
  • Raymond Apple 1935–2024 · rabbi

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 Apple,
in the records of 5 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 States629 records

629 records of the Apple name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 272
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 162
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 41
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 33
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 26
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Bernard Apple

    Born 1911 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Pittsburgh; store manager from Armstrong County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at B'Nai Abraham Cemetery, Butler, Pennsylvania.

    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 Adam Apple

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Hohenstaufen from Bremen, aged 24; tailor. From Wurtemberg, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Glenn Wilson Apple

    Born 1947; from Akron, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 629 records for Apple in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia16 records

16 records of the Apple name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Apple

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Liguria, aged 26; English.

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

    Retired of Traralgon, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Andrew Apple

    Left Hobart in 1828 aboard the Fly, bound for Port Jackson, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Apple in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Apple name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Henri Apple

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1866 in New York.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Morris Apple

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1889 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Apple name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anton Apple

    Died 1982; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Apple 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 Monique Cecile Apple

    Born 1937 in Paris; died 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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