The Clanton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,965 people carried this name — #4,455 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,651 in 2000.

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In print

Clanton in American newspapers,
1871–1888.

Newspaper page from Nashville Union And American carrying the name Clanton
Nashville Union And American 1871-09-29
Newspaper page from The Cecil Whig carrying the name Clanton
The Cecil Whig 1888-02-11
Newspaper page from Knoxville Weekly Chronicle carrying the name Clanton
Knoxville Weekly Chronicle 1871-10-04

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

In print

Clanton in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1940s.

35 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clanton. The most, 7, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 13
New South Wales 6
Queensland 5
South Australia 4
Western Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Clanton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Holt Clanton
    James Holt Clanton 1827–1871 · military personnel
  • Phineas Clanton
    Phineas Clanton 1843–1906
  • Ike Clanton
    Ike Clanton 1847–1887
  • Newman Haynes Clanton 1816–1881 · cattle rancher
  • Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas 1834–1907 · writer
  • Orval Gene Clanton 1934–2017 · historian

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 Clanton,
in the records of 2 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 States426 records

426 records of the Clanton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 291
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 100
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charlie R. Clanton

    Born 1914 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Bragg; farmer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Moravian Falls, North Carolina.

    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 Louis Lamar Clanton

    Born 1944; from Collinsville, Alabama. U.S. Army, combat engineer; died in an accident 1968 in Binh Duong, 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 Bridget Clanton

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Nebraska from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 40; matron. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 426 records for Clanton 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Clanton name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record W. D. Clanton

    Sailed from Victoria in 1909 aboard the Medic II, bound for London, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 5 records for Clanton in Australia.

Counts: 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).

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