The Clouse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,809 people carried this name — #4,032 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,400 people counted. That is up 6% from 8,341 in 2000.

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In print

Clouse in American newspapers,
1923.

Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Clouse
The Bozeman Courier 1923-07-04
Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Clouse
The Bozeman Courier 1923-07-18
Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Clouse
The Bozeman Courier 1923-07-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,635 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Clouse in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1930s.

30 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clouse. The most, 8, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 8
New South Wales 7
South Australia 7
Western Australia 6
Victoria 2

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

Who carried it

People named Clouse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wynne F. Clouse
    Wynne F. Clouse 1883–1944 · lawyer
  • Robert Clouse 1928–1997 · screenwriter
  • Robert Clouse 1931–2016 · religious studies scholar

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 Clouse,
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 States426 records

426 records of the Clouse name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 261
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 94
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • 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 Robert L. Clouse

    Born 1919 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Forrest; sawmill worker from Alabama. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Browns Mill Cemetery, Cookeville, Tennessee.

    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 Julie Clouse

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the La Bretagne from Havre, aged 52; farmer. From Pittsburgh, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Duane Leon Clouse

    Born 1946; from Eaton Rapids, Michigan. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 426 records for Clouse 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

France5 records

5 records of the Clouse 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 Marguerite Pauline Marie Clouse

    Born 1899 in Paris; died 1973 in Antilly (Oise).

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

    Born 1906 in Nogent-sur-Marne (Paris); died 1980 in Amiens (Somme).

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

    Born 1921 in Aigueperse; died 1980 in Saint-Saturnin (Puy-de-Dôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Clouse 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).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Clouse name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adriana Clouse

    Died 1818 in Alkmaar, aged 20.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Maria Clouse

    Buried in 1758 in Venray.

    Open Archives, Gemeente Venray, gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Anna Clouse

    Baptised in 1734 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Clouse in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Clouse name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Clouse

    Died 1870 in Halifax, 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 John Clouse

    Married 1863 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

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

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