The Catlett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,258 people carried this name — #6,458 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,991 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Catlett surname

Of British origin.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Catlett» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Catlett in American newspapers,
1916–1918.

Newspaper page from St. Landry Clarion carrying the name Catlett
St. Landry Clarion 1918-02-16
Newspaper page from St. Landry Clarion carrying the name Catlett
St. Landry Clarion 1916-06-10
Newspaper page from St. Landry Clarion carrying the name Catlett
St. Landry Clarion 1918-02-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,239 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Catlett in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

1,714 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Catlett. The most, 568, date from the 1920s. 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 Western Australia, at 4.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 920
Western Australia 688
Queensland 37
South Australia 29
Victoria 26
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Catlett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett 1889–1960 · screenwriter
  • Sid Catlett
    Sid Catlett 1910–1951 · drummer
  • William Henry Catlett d. 1903
  • Elizabeth Catlett 1915–2012 · teacher
  • Elizabeth Catlett 1915–2012 · teacher
  • Sid Catlett 1948–2017 · basketball player

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 Catlett,
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 States289 records

289 records of the Catlett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 191
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • Sacramento County historic burials 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • 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 William H. Catlett

    Born 1921 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Knoxville; office clerk from Sevier County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Sevierville, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles J. Catlett

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1974; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Margare Catlett

    Born 1921 in Germany. Entered the United States in 1950. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 289 records for Catlett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Catlett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur Edward Catlett

    Of Marrickville, New South Wales; died 1932.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth C. Catlett

    Of Sydney, New South Wales; died 1894.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record W. H. Catlett

    Of Burwood, New South Wales; died 1903.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Catlett in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Catlett name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record M. E. Catlett

    Died 1956; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: 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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