The Blodgett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,157 people carried this name — #4,913 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,878 in 2000.

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In print

Blodgett in American newspapers,
1908–1913.

Newspaper page from Blue-grass Blade carrying the name Blodgett
Blue-grass Blade 1909-01-10
Newspaper page from The Daytona Gazette-news carrying the name Blodgett
The Daytona Gazette-news 1908-12-12
Newspaper page from Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette carrying the name Blodgett
Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette 1913-11-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 101,039 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blodgett in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

191 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blodgett. The most, 50, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 65
Victoria 45
Queensland 39
South Australia 18
Western Australia 11
Tasmania 8
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Blodgett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elinor Matilda Blodgett
    Elinor Matilda Blodgett 1797–1833
  • Constantine Blodgett
    Constantine Blodgett 1802–1879
  • Henry Williams Blodgett
    Henry Williams Blodgett 1821–1905 · judge
  • William T. Blodgett
    William T. Blodgett 1823–1875 · art collector
  • Rufus Blodgett
    Rufus Blodgett 1834–1910 · politician
  • Irene (Owen) Blodgett 1721–1812

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 Blodgett,
in the records of 2 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 States631 records

631 records of the Blodgett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 243
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 112
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 110
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 101
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • Sacramento County historic burials 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert E. Blodgett

    Born 1923 in Illinois. Enlisted 1943 at Peoria; foundry worker from Rock Island. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, 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 David Wilmer Blodgett

    Born 1946; from Poland, New York. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1965 in 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 Elene T. Blodgett

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Servia from Liverpool, aged 50; matron.

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

Showing 3 of 631 records for Blodgett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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). 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).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Blodgett name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edna Frances Blodgett

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Benjamin Blodgett

    Died 1953; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Wilder Blodgett

    Died 1913; 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. · 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).

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