The Catron surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,501 people carried this name — #5,356 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 5,956 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 51 people named Catron live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 39
Chubut 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Catron in American newspapers,
1895–1917.

Newspaper page from Jamestown Weekly Alert carrying the name Catron
Jamestown Weekly Alert 1917-10-04
Newspaper page from The Mingo Republican carrying the name Catron
The Mingo Republican 1915-06-03
Newspaper page from The Advocate carrying the name Catron
The Advocate 1895-12-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 56,962 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Catron in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

472 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Catron. The most, 148, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 374
New South Wales 67
Queensland 13
South Australia 8
Tasmania 7
Western Australia 3

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

Who carried it

People named Catron,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Catron
    John Catron 1786–1865 · judge
  • Thomas B. Catron
    Thomas B. Catron 1840–1921 · politician
  • Johnny Catron 1916–1998 · musician
  • Thomas Allen Catron 1954–2020 · farmer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Catron,
in the records of 4 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 States283 records

283 records of the Catron name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 192
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 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 Andrew J. Catron

    Born 1922 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; construction laborer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Highland Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.

    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 Garry Wayne Catron

    Born 1949; from Chester, California. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 Julia Catron

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Guy Mannering from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 283 records for Catron in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia22 records

22 records of the Catron name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph F. Catron

    Former of Hampton, Victoria; died 1957.

    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 J. E. Catron

    Arrived in Victoria in 1922 aboard the Ormonde, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William G. J. Catron

    Lieut soldier of Coburg, Victoria; died 1917.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Catron in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands21 records

21 records of the Catron name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lijsbeth Catron

    Married in 1758 in Rotterdam; born in Heerestraat.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Antonius Catron

    Baptised in 1773 in Amersfoort.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Tyle Catron

    Buried in 1690 in Leeuwarden.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Catron in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Catron 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. Catron

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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. C. Catron

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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 J. E. Catron

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

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Catron 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).

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