The Brackett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,027 people carried this name — #3,278 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 10,458 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Brackett surname

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

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

In print

Brackett in American newspapers,
1893–1918.

Newspaper page from The Silver State carrying the name Brackett
The Silver State 1918-09-05
Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Brackett
Scranton Wochenblatt 1893-03-24
Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Brackett
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1893-03-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 111,711 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brackett in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

370 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brackett. The most, 93, 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 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 179
Queensland 76
Victoria 58
South Australia 24
Tasmania 18
Western Australia 14

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

Who carried it

People named Brackett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Brackett
    Joseph Brackett 1797–1882 · composer
  • Anthony Brackett d. 1691
  • Alfred Bruce Brackett d. 1892
  • James Brackett 1636–
  • John Brackett 1637–1687
  • Rachel Brackett 1639–1748

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 Brackett,
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 States718 records

718 records of the Brackett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 364
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 143
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 133
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 30
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Switzer R. Brackett

    Born 1919 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

    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 Frank Brackett

    Born 1946; from Decatur, Illinois. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Dinh, 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 William Brackett

    Arrived at New York in 1836 aboard the Katherine Jackson from Liverpool, aged 24; laborer. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 718 records for Brackett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada160 records

160 records of the Brackett name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 155
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Hugh J. Brackett

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 24.

    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 Shirley M. Brackett

    Buried in 1960 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 36.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  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 Ross Brackett

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 160 records for Brackett in Canada.

Counts: 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. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Australia65 records

65 records of the Brackett name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 45
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edith Brackett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Austral, aged 3; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Brackett

    Left Launceston in 1848 aboard the John, bound for Portland Bay, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Isabella C. Brackett

    Of Darlinghurst, New South Wales; died 1918.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Brackett 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Brackett 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 W. Brackett

    Lance Corporal, Essex Regiment. 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 H. Brackett

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

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

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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