The Book surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,356 people carried this name — #5,471 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,872 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Book surname

An Americanized form of German Buch, or alternatively a variant of Buck.

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

In the Nordic population registers

897 people named Book are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 731
Finland (2026) 166

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Book in American newspapers,
1900–1926.

Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Book
The Kevin Review 1926-07-22
Newspaper page from The Philipsburg Mail carrying the name Book
The Philipsburg Mail 1900-01-12
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Book
The Colfax Chronicle 1920-12-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,951 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Book in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2010s.

56,986 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Book. The most, 10,354, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 16,789
New South Wales 14,319
Queensland 8,286
South Australia 7,106
Western Australia 5,815
Tasmania 3,522
ACT (Canberra) 869
Northern Territory 57

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

Who carried it

People named Book,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fridolf Book
    Fridolf Book 1836–1913 · violinist
  • James Book d. 1644 · soldier
  • Carl Book 1830–1889 · violist
  • Adolf Fredrik Book 1841–1920 · cellist
  • James Burgess Book 1843–1916 · surgeon
  • John William Book 1850– · writer

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 Book,
in the records of 8 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 States579 records

579 records of the Book name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 161
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 157
  • Other U.S. records 261
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilh Book

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Graf Waldersee from Hamburg, aged 42; farmer. From Braunschweig, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earle J. Book

    Born 1904 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; writer from Milwaukee County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ronald Jay Book

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 1976; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 579 records for Book in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (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); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany90 records

90 records of the Book name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Book

    From Altona. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 February 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 232).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Book

    From Dortmund. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 12 August 1915 (Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 90 records for Book in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands86 records

86 records of the Book name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 50
  • Dutch population registers 24
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 12
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernard Heinrich Book

    Married in 1887 in Emmen; labourer. Died 1919 in Zweeloo, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johannes Hendrikus Willem Book

    Born 1874 in Slagharen (Ambt Hardenberg). Died 1911 in Deventer, aged 36.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Book

    Married in 1923 in Emmen; labourer. Died 1973 in Schoonebeek, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 86 records for Book 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).

Australia84 records

84 records of the Book name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 50
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Other Australian records 22
  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 James Book

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lord Lyndoch, arriving 1838; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David Book

    Bootmaker of Ballarat East, Victoria; died 1878.

    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 Montague Book

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Carlisle Castle, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 84 records for Book in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · 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); 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).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Book name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Book

    Died 1908 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hattie Book

    Buried in 1992 at Lundys Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  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 Clarence Book

    Died in service in 1942.

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

Showing 3 of 11 records for Book in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

Norway10 records

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

    Census of 1910: Aasgaarden, Borre; born 1897 in Borre.

    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 Karl Book

    Census of 1910: Aasgaarden, Borre; born 1909 in Borre.

    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 Petra Book

    Census of 1910: Store Stabæk, Bærum; born 1886 in Aasgaardstrand.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Book in Norway.

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).

Finland4 records

4 records of the Book name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 2
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 2
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Aukusti Book

    Born 1912 in Haapajärvi; farmer. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Haapajärvi.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Kalle Böök

    Born 1890 in Liperi; labourer. Died in 1918, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Kalle Matias Böök

    Born 1916 in Simo; smallholder. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Simo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Book in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Book 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 Andre Joseph Book

    Born 1918 in Paris; died 1992 in Compiègne (Oise).

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

    Born 1904 in Paris; died 1981 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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