The Caruthers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,963 people carried this name — #8,353 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,840 in 2000.

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In print

Caruthers in American newspapers,
1899–1919.

Newspaper page from The Bamberg Herald carrying the name Caruthers
The Bamberg Herald 1919-12-11
Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Caruthers
The Enterprise 1899-02-22
Newspaper page from The Bourbon News carrying the name Caruthers
The Bourbon News 1899-02-21

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

In print

Caruthers in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

495 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Caruthers. The most, 153, 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 273
Victoria 75
Queensland 51
Western Australia 50
South Australia 31
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Caruthers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert L. Caruthers
    Robert L. Caruthers 1800–1882 · politician
  • Bob Caruthers
    Bob Caruthers 1864–1911 · baseball player
  • Bob Caruthers
    Bob Caruthers 1864–1911 · baseball player
  • Elizabeth Caruthers d. 1857
  • Thomas Carothers 1818–1867 · politician
  • Samuel Caruthers 1820–1860 · politician

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 Caruthers,
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 Caruthers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 99
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 42
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 36
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • 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 Irvine B. Caruthers

    Born 1919 in Canada. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; laboratory technician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Margh Caruthers

    Arrived at New York in 1847 aboard the John R Skiddy from Liverpool, aged 20; currier. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Howard Caruthers

    Born 1944; from Austin, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps; died in an accident 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 327 records for Caruthers 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia58 records

58 records of the Caruthers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 52
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Caruthers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Carntyne, aged 19; 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 Joseph Caruthers

    Left Launceston in 1853 aboard the Ariel, bound for Melbourne, 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
    Civil record William Caruthers

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1863.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for Caruthers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Caruthers name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Harry Reeves Caruthers

    Married 1914 in Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Caruthers

    Married 1829 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Violet Lyle Caruthers

    Born 1901 in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Caruthers in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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