The Bloodworth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,218 people carried this name — #7,849 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,198).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bloodworth surname

Habitational surname from Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, named with the Old English personal name *Blīþa + worþ (“enclosure”).

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

In print

Bloodworth in American newspapers,
1790–1926.

Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Bloodworth
Imperial Valley Press 1924-03-26
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Bloodworth
New Britain Herald 1926-07-23
Newspaper page from Gazette Of The United-states carrying the name Bloodworth
Gazette Of The United-states 1790-07-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,220 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bloodworth in Australian newspapers,
1800s–1990s.

623 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bloodworth. The most, 117, 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 New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 444
Victoria 69
Queensland 47
South Australia 39
Western Australia 15
ACT (Canberra) 5
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Bloodworth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Bloodworth
    Thomas Bloodworth 1882–1974 · politician
  • Jimmy Bloodworth
    Jimmy Bloodworth 1917–2002 · baseball player
  • James Bloodworth d. 1804 · architect
  • Thomas Bloodworth 1620–1682 · politician
  • Thomas Bloodworth 1623–1682 · politician
  • Timothy Bloodworth 1736–1814 · teacher

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 Bloodworth,
in the records of 4 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 States216 records

216 records of the Bloodworth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 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 Marion L. Bloodworth

    Born 1919 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bragg; driver from Pender County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Sparta Cemetery, North Carolina.

    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 Bruce Bloodworth

    Born 1944; from San Diego, California. U.S. Air Force, weapon systems officer; declared dead 1970 in Laos.

    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 Edward Bloodworth

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Neptune from Liverpool, aged 30; seaman. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 216 records for Bloodworth 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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); 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).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Bloodworth name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 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 Mary Bloodworth

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emma Eugenia, sailing from London in 1843. Native of Oakham, Rutland. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1846.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Allan Bloodworth

    Arrived in Queensland in 1888 aboard the Duke of Argyll, aged 19.

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

    Retired of Nagambie, Victoria; died 1986.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Bloodworth in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); 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).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Bloodworth 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 G. H. Bloodworth

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

    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 B. Bloodworth

    Yeomanry, Attached Lancers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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 F. Bloodworth

    Leicestershire 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 Bloodworth 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Bloodworth name in Canada
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Edward Bloodworth

    Died 1949; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Bloodworth in Canada.

Counts: Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · 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).

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