The Applegate surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,762 people carried this name — #3,046 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 11,569 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Applegate surname

Variant of Applegarth.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Applegate» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of the Apple-garth’.

An early record he cites: Ralph de Apelgard, Buckinghamshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Applegarth and Applegate.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 57 · public domain.

In print

Applegate in American newspapers,
1895–1916.

Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Applegate
The Tupelo Journal 1916-10-06
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Applegate
New-york Tribune 1906-02-11
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Applegate
New-york Tribune 1895-08-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Applegate in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

1,210 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Applegate. The most, 206, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 433
New South Wales 351
Western Australia 140
Tasmania 124
Queensland 88
South Australia 39
ACT (Canberra) 12

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

Who carried it

People named Applegate,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lindsay Applegate
    Lindsay Applegate 1808–1892 · politician
  • Jesse Applegate
    Jesse Applegate 1811–1888 · publicist
  • Jesse A. Applegate
    Jesse A. Applegate 1836–1919 · lawyer
  • John Stilwell Applegate
    John Stilwell Applegate 1837–1916 · writer
  • Oliver Cromwell Applegate
    Oliver Cromwell Applegate 1845–1938 · politician
  • Thomas Hill Applegate d. 1838 · missionary

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 Applegate,
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 States929 records

929 records of the Applegate name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 461
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 214
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 166
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 38
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • Sacramento County historic burials 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alex E. Applegate

    Born 1925 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; file clerk from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Fairview Memorial Park, Melrose Park, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Lee Applegate

    Born 1948; from Loveland, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Applegate

    Arrived at New York in 1874 aboard the Egypt from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; matron. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 929 records for Applegate 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia61 records

61 records of the Applegate name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Paul Applegate

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Elizabeth, 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 Arthur K. Applegate

    Gentleman of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1919.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Selfe Applegate

    Of Pymble, New South Wales; died 1929.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 61 records for Applegate 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Applegate name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Barry Frederick Applegate

    Buried in 1987 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 60.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. 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 Harold Charles Applegate

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William H. Applegate

    Married 1891 in Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Applegate in Canada.

Counts: 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. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Applegate name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Hubert Applegate

    Buried in 1931 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 71.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eliza Applegate

    Buried in 1937 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 74.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Applegate in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District 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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Applegate name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Applegate

    Royal Army Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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 S. Applegate

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

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

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