The Blaylock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,008 people carried this name — #3,563 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,683 in 2000.

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In print

Blaylock in American newspapers,
1892–1897.

Newspaper page from The Wichita Daily Eagle carrying the name Blaylock
The Wichita Daily Eagle 1892-07-13
Newspaper page from Griggs Courier carrying the name Blaylock
Griggs Courier 1892-07-08
Newspaper page from The Wichita Daily Eagle carrying the name Blaylock
The Wichita Daily Eagle 1897-01-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,192 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blaylock in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

171 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blaylock. The most, 52, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 89
Queensland 29
New South Wales 21
Victoria 19
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 3
Western Australia 3
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Blaylock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Keith Blaylock
    Keith Blaylock 1836–1913
  • Mattie Blaylock
    Mattie Blaylock 1850–1888 · prostitute
  • Ella Blaylock Atherton
    Ella Blaylock Atherton 1860–1933 · physician
  • Selwyn G. Blaylock
    Selwyn G. Blaylock 1879–1945 · geologist
  • Harry Blaylock 1859–1899 · jockey
  • Margaret Ann Pope 1882–1972

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 Blaylock,
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 States451 records

451 records of the Blaylock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 295
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 131
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • 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 Thirl W. Blaylock

    Born 1919 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts; doorman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 John Blaylock

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 50; laborer. From England.

    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 Beryl Stanley Blaylock

    Born 1934; from Crossville, Tennessee. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 451 records for Blaylock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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) · 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, 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).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Blaylock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Blaylock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Hyderabad, aged 38; English.

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

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Waroonga.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Bruce Blaylock

    Retired of Brighton E, Victoria; died 1982.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Blaylock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Blaylock name in New Zealand
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 4
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Paul William Blaylock

    Died 1991, aged 52; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Blaylock

    Died 1949, aged 74; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jack Blaylock

    Died 1943, aged 30; buried at Havelock Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Blaylock in New Zealand.

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Blaylock name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Blaylock

    Buried in 1944 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    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 George Blaylock

    Died in service in 1916.

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

    Died in service in 1943.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Blaylock in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. 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).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Blaylock 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. Blaylock

    Sapper, Cameron Highlanders. 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 R. Blaylock

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

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

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Blaylock in the United Kingdom.

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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