The Catlin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,831 people carried this name — #6,940 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,574 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Catlin surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Catherine’.

An early record he cites: Elias Katelin, Cambridgeshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Catlin, Catling and Catlyn.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 165 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 30 people named Catlin.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Pas-de-Calais 11
Yvelines 7
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Meuse 2
Paris 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Nord 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

59 families named Catlin, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 372 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 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

Connecticut 36
Massachusetts 10
New York 7
Vermont 3
Maine 1
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. 233 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Catlin in American newspapers,
1895–1919.

Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Catlin
The Sun 1919-02-16
Newspaper page from The Courier carrying the name Catlin
The Courier 1895-08-24
Newspaper page from The Courier carrying the name Catlin
The Courier 1895-08-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 72,837 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Catlin in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

2,886 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Catlin. The most, 471, date from the 1940s. 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 Tasmania, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,226
Victoria 796
Tasmania 374
South Australia 190
Queensland 156
Western Australia 109
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Catlin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Catlin
    George Catlin 1796–1872 · writer
  • Mary Catlin 1501–1601
  • Richard Catlin 1583–1662 · politician
  • Nevill Catlin 1634–1702 · politician
  • Barbara Catlin 1643–1729
  • Thomas Catlin 1737–1829

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 Catlin,
in the records of 6 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 States544 records

544 records of the Catlin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 137
  • Other U.S. records 239
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Bill C. Catlin

    Born 1918 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at Milwaukee; filling station attendant. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

    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 Norman Richard Catlin

    Born 1947; from Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    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 Mary Catlin

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Umbria from Liverpool, aged 27; servant. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 544 records for Catlin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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); 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).

Australia193 records

193 records of the Catlin name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 93
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 50
  • Other Australian records 50
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Henry Catlin

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Asiatic, sailing from Sheerness in 1843. Native of Bedford, Bedfordshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1852. Married 1852 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Catlin

    Died 1913 in Spalford, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1913.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles Theophilus Catlin

    Born 1872 in Longford, Tasmania. Married 1897 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 193 records for Catlin in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France16 records

16 records of the Catlin 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 Marie Berthe Elisabeth Catlin

    Born 1908 in Commercy (Meuse); died 1994 in Château-Salins (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guy Marcel Catlin

    Born 1931 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye; died 1971 in Houilles (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Catlin

    Born 1916 in Houilles (Yvelines); died 1988 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Catlin in France.

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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Catlin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Catlin

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Pomona, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Cedric Charlton Catlin

    Died 1971; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  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 George Catlin

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Catlin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Catlin name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Catlin

    Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Catlin

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Catlin

    Northamptonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Catlin in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Catlin name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Levingston Read Catlin

    Died 1904 in Rotterdam, aged 42.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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