The Calkins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,146 people carried this name — #3,876 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 8,773 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

99 families named Calkins, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 542 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 42
Connecticut 34
Vermont 13
Massachusetts 5
New Hampshire 3
Pennsylvania 1
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 232 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Calkins in American newspapers,
1909–1920.

Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Calkins
The Ocala Evening Star 1920-06-17
Newspaper page from The Ocala Banner carrying the name Calkins
The Ocala Banner 1909-04-16
Newspaper page from The Lakeland Evening Telegram carrying the name Calkins
The Lakeland Evening Telegram 1917-07-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 84,254 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Calkins in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

232 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Calkins. The most, 67, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 70
Victoria 61
Queensland 51
South Australia 20
Tasmania 17
Western Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Calkins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William H. Calkins
    William H. Calkins 1842–1894 · judge
  • Mary Whiton Calkins
    Mary Whiton Calkins 1863–1930 · psychologist
  • Leighton Calkins
    Leighton Calkins 1868–1955 · lawyer
  • Hugh W. Calkins d. 2005 · professor
  • Norman Allison Calkins 1822–1895 · author
  • George H. Calkins 1830–1896 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Calkins,
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 States809 records

809 records of the Calkins name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 321
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 169
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 163
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 111
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Virgil Allen Calkins

    Born 1949; from Boring, Oregon. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John U. Trd Calkins

    Born 1920 in California. Enlisted 1941 at San Francisco; bank clerk from San Francisco County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Calkins

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the New World from Liverpool, aged 23; miner. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 809 records for Calkins in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Calkins name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 11
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Harold Calkins

    Died 1930; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gordon A. Calkins

    Died 1869 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  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 Bruce Calkins

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 33 records for Calkins in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Calkins name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record R. M. Calkins

    Arrived in Victoria in 1916 aboard the Aki Maru, aged 53.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 J. K. Calkins

    Arrived in Victoria in 1900 aboard the Medic, aged 44.

    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 H. W. Calkins

    Sailed from Victoria in 1898 aboard the Cuzco II, bound for Sydney, aged 45.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Calkins in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

France1 record

1 record of the Calkins 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 Mary Ann Calkins

    Born 1940 in the United States; died 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    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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