The Belden surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,600 people carried this name — #7,253 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,421 in 2000.

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In print

Belden in American newspapers,
1897–1901.

Newspaper page from The Herald-advance carrying the name Belden
The Herald-advance 1897-12-31
Newspaper page from The Stark County Democrat carrying the name Belden
The Stark County Democrat 1901-09-24
Newspaper page from Turner County Herald carrying the name Belden
Turner County Herald 1897-12-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 87,767 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Belden in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

612 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Belden. The most, 129, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 253
Victoria 105
Queensland 97
South Australia 88
Western Australia 44
Tasmania 8
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Belden,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Philo Belden
    Philo Belden 1815–1889 · judge
  • Josiah Belden
    Josiah Belden 1815–1892 · politician
  • Sarah B. Belden
    Sarah B. Belden 1823–1868
  • James J. Belden
    James J. Belden 1825–1904 · politician
  • Ursula Belden d. 2009 · scenographer
  • Ruth Stoughton Wyllys 1747–1807

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 Belden,
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 States526 records

526 records of the Belden name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 174
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 79
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 37
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 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 Arthur W. Belden

    Born 1919 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Springfield; farm hand from Hampshire County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Main Street Cemetery, Hatfield, Massachusetts.

    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 Henry Belden

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the Spaarndam from Rotterdam, aged 61; farmer. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for Springfield.

    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 Larry Gene Belden

    Born 1949; from Esbon, Kansas. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 526 records for Belden in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Belden name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 8
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  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 William Belden

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Moffatt, sailing from Woolwich in 1837. Native of Norwich, Norfolk.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William John Belden

    Gentleman of Albert Park, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record W. C. Belden

    Arrived in Victoria in 1899 aboard the Weimar, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Belden in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Belden name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Belden

    Married in 1828 in Woensdrecht; born in Woensdrecht.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jeanne Belden

    Died 1814 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Cornelia Belden

    In the population register of Giessen.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Belden in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Belden name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Theadore Nelson Belden

    Died 1957, aged 55; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William S. Belden

    Died 1917 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 Robert Herbert Belden

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 11 records for Belden in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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 Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Belden name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Nanna S. Belden

    Census of 1910: Nordgaardnes, Selje; maidservant, born 1896 in Selje.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Bertha Belden

    Census of 1910: Hamburgersmug, øvre, Bergen; born 1886 in Selje Nordf.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Olufine Belden

    Census of 1910: Hamburgersmug, øvre, Bergen; born 1891 in Selje Nordf.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Belden 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 Janet Elaine Belden

    Born 1907 in the United States; died 1991 in Auray (Morbihan).

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

    Born 1967 in Paris; died 1993 in Paris.

    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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