The Brockett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,111 people carried this name — #10,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 95,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,003 in 2000.

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In print

Brockett in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from Estancia News-herald carrying the name Brockett
Estancia News-herald 1912-08-09
Newspaper page from The Kenna Record carrying the name Brockett
The Kenna Record 1912-08-02
Newspaper page from The Gordon Journal carrying the name Brockett
The Gordon Journal 1912-08-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Brockett in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

1,597 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brockett. The most, 521, 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 Tasmania, at 7.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 866
Victoria 447
New South Wales 101
Queensland 98
South Australia 53
Western Australia 29
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Brockett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul Brockett
    Paul Brockett 1872–1946 · librarian
  • Helen Brockett d. 1614
  • Sir John Brockett 1545–1598 · politician
  • Mary Brocket 1575–1654
  • Frances Brocket 1583–1677
  • Lawrence Brockett 1724–1768 · historian

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 Brockett,
in the records of 6 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 States237 records

237 records of the Brockett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 47
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Mal O. Brockett

    Born 1923 in Florida. Enlisted 1942 at Chattanooga, Tennessee; sales clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Julia A. Brockett

    Arrived at Boston in 1885 aboard the Samaria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 28; housekeeper. From England; bound for New York.

    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 Norvin Dale Brockett

    Born 1932; from Crook County, Oregon. U.S. Army, field artillery cannoneer; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 237 records for Brockett 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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).

Australia88 records

88 records of the Brockett name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 33
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 15
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Theed William Brockett

    Died 1920 in St¿marys, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1921.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert Lovell Brockett

    Died 1931 in Tasmania, aged 71. Will registered in Tasmania in 1931.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Mary Brockett

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Alexandrina, aged 29.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 88 records for Brockett in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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).

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Brockett name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Elizabeth Brockett

    Died 1941, aged 74; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Fanny Kate Brockett

    Died 1929, aged 62; 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 Joseph H. Brockett

    Died 1907, aged 43; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Brockett in New Zealand.

Counts: 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Brockett name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. 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 Frederick Edward Brockett

    Died in service in 1918.

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

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

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Brockett 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 H. Brockett

    Lance Corporal, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Brockett name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Brockett

    Died 1907 in 's-Gravenzande, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Historisch Archief Westland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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