The Babbitt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,320 people carried this name — #6,395 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,300).

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In print

Babbitt in American newspapers,
1878–1926.

Newspaper page from The Manning Times carrying the name Babbitt
The Manning Times 1926-04-07
Newspaper page from The Pioche Weekly Record carrying the name Babbitt
The Pioche Weekly Record 1907-06-01
Newspaper page from The Pioche Weekly Record carrying the name Babbitt
The Pioche Weekly Record 1878-07-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 93,453 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Babbitt in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

841 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Babbitt. The most, 233, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 345
New South Wales 174
Victoria 128
Queensland 115
Tasmania 35
Western Australia 26
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Babbitt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Babbitt
    Charles Babbitt 1786–1854
  • Elijah Babbitt
    Elijah Babbitt 1795–1887 · lawyer
  • Isaac Babbitt
    Isaac Babbitt 1799–1862 · businessperson
  • Benjamin T. Babbitt
    Benjamin T. Babbitt 1809–1889 · inventor
  • Almon W. Babbitt
    Almon W. Babbitt 1812–1856 · lawyer
  • Tabitha Babbitt 1779–1853 · inventor

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 Babbitt,
in the records of 3 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 States419 records

419 records of the Babbitt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 169
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 74
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 51
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 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 Donald L. Babbitt

    Born 1915 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Kalamazoo; paper mill worker from Kalamazoo County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1976, buried at Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Parks, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

    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 Walter Lee Babbitt

    Born 1945; from Boonton, New Jersey. 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 Biddy Babbitt

    Arrived at New York in 1850 from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 419 records for Babbitt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Babbitt name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Babbitt

    Sailed from Victoria in 1865 aboard the Hamish Nicholson.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Babbitt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Babbitt name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Carl Babbitt

    Died 1920; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Clarinda K. Babbitt

    Buried in 1908 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  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 Thomas Emerson Babbitt

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - 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. · 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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