The Carothers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,480 people carried this name — #6,238 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,150 in 2000.

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In print

Carothers in American newspapers,
1910–1919.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Virginian carrying the name Carothers
The Richmond Virginian 1910-08-06
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Carothers
Arizona Republican 1914-12-20
Newspaper page from The Belding Banner-news carrying the name Carothers
The Belding Banner-news 1919-06-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,367 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Carothers in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

331 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carothers. The most, 75, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 237
New South Wales 47
Victoria 26
Western Australia 7
South Australia 6
Tasmania 4
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Carothers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wallace Carothers
    Wallace Carothers 1896–1937 · engineer
  • Milton Washington Carothers
    Milton Washington Carothers 1899–1980 · academic administrator
  • Neil Carothers d. 2001 · association football player
  • Thomas Carothers 1818–1867 · politician
  • Samuel Dixon Carothers 1872–1962
  • Virginia Carothers 1875–1966 · teacher

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 Carothers,
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 States367 records

367 records of the Carothers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 231
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 86
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • Sacramento County historic burials 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Glenn O. Carothers

    Born 1920 in Indiana. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Benjamin Harrison; hospital attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at St John's Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois.

    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 Jerry F. Carothers

    Born 1931; from Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    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 Anna Jane Carothers

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Ethiopia from Glasgow and Moville, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 367 records for Carothers 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); 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).

Australia36 records

36 records of the Carothers name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 19
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 17
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James A. Carothers

    Arrived in Queensland in 1888 aboard the Taroba, aged 20.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Jas Carothers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Oroya, 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 Sarah Carothers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Oroya, aged 9.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Carothers in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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 Carothers name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Boy Carothers

    Buried in 1947 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    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 Helen Doris Carothers

    Died 1986; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

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