The Carmack surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,648 people carried this name — #6,072 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,538 in 2000.

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In print

Carmack in American newspapers,
1908.

Newspaper page from Times-promoter carrying the name Carmack
Times-promoter 1908-11-13
Newspaper page from Bluefield Evening Leader carrying the name Carmack
Bluefield Evening Leader 1908-11-10
Newspaper page from The Columbus Weekly Dispatch carrying the name Carmack
The Columbus Weekly Dispatch 1908-12-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,365 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Carmack in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

270 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carmack. The most, 90, 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 Queensland, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 110
Victoria 62
New South Wales 55
South Australia 18
Western Australia 15
Tasmania 8

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

Who carried it

People named Carmack,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward W. Carmack
    Edward W. Carmack 1858–1908 · politician
  • Kate Carmack
    Kate Carmack 1862–1920 · gold miner
  • Marvin Carmack 1913–2010 · university teacher
  • Robert M. Carmack 1934–2023 · university teacher
  • Justin Carmack 1981–2000 · actor

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 Carmack,
in the records of 3 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 States327 records

327 records of the Carmack name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 202
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 97
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 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 Alfred H. Carmack

    Born 1918 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; construction laborer from Pulaski County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at City Cemetery, Corning, Arkansas.

    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 Mary Carmack

    Arrived at New York in 1864 aboard the David Crockett from Liverpool, aged 35; servant. From Ireland.

    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 John Edward Carmack

    Born 1944; from Monroe, Louisiana. U.S. Army; killed in action 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 327 records for Carmack 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) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Carmack 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 John Carmack

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the Albrecht Oswald, aged 35; British subject.

    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 W. F. Carmack

    Sailed from Victoria in 1853 aboard the Selma, bound for Wellington, aged 48.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Carmack 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Carmack name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ivey Elizabeth Carmack

    Buried in 1990 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arthur Carmack

    Buried in 1921 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. 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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