The Cone surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,935 people carried this name — #3,583 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,824 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Cone.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Vosges.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Vosges 13
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Lot-et-Garonne 3
Marne 3
Aube 2
Paris 2
Rhône 2
Calvados 2

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

100 families named Cone, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 588 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Cone, Cones, Kone, Kohn. 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 50
North Carolina 15
Massachusetts 9
Vermont 7
New York 7
Virginia 5
Maine 2
New Hampshire 2
Pennsylvania 2
South Carolina 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. 234 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Cone in American newspapers,
1905–1930.

Newspaper page from The Herald Of The Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary carrying the name Cone
The Herald Of The Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary 1930-02-06
Newspaper page from The News & Observer carrying the name Cone
The News & Observer 1905-05-24
Newspaper page from Coulee City Dispatch carrying the name Cone
Coulee City Dispatch 1923-11-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,055 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cone in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

4,229 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cone. The most, 704, date from the 1910s. 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 Victoria, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,446
Victoria 1,444
Queensland 556
South Australia 396
Tasmania 170
Western Australia 170
ACT (Canberra) 35
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Cone,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Orello Cone
    Orello Cone 1835–1905 · educator
  • George Nelson Cone
    George Nelson Cone 1836–1908 · politician
  • Fred Cone
    Fred Cone 1848–1909 · baseball player
  • Moses Herman Cone
    Moses Herman Cone 1857–1908 · entrepreneur
  • Mary Cone 1674–1742
  • Mary Cone 1710–

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 Cone,
in the records of 10 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 States1,039 records

1,039 records of the Cone name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 399
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 224
  • Other U.S. records 416
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Leroy Cone

    Born 1947; from Jacksonville, Florida. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam. Buried at Jacksonville National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene Cone

    Born 1907 in Georgia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Benning; yardman from Thomas County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Peaceful Rest Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francesco Cone

    Arrived at New York in 1905 aboard the Sicilia from Genoa, Naples and Palermo, aged 32; country man. From Balestrate, Palermo, Italy; bound for St. Louis.

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

Showing 3 of 1,039 records for Cone 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia135 records

135 records of the Cone name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 87
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 24
  • Other Australian records 24
  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 Joseph Cone

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Surry, arriving 1823; certificate of freedom 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Cone

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Medina, aged 25; English.

    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 Charles Richard Jonas Cone

    Company director of Beaumaris, Victoria; died 1960.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 135 records for Cone in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands74 records

74 records of the Cone name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 58
  • Dutch population registers 11
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adriana Cornelia Coné

    Married in 1942 in Amsterdam; seamstress. Died 1972 in Tiel.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sophia Dorothea Cone

    Married in 1885 in Schoondijke; cleaning woman. Died 1930 in Ijzendijke, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Cone

    Born 1899 in Mussel (Onstwedde). Married in 1925 in Odoorn; labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 74 records for Cone 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).

France22 records

22 records of the Cone 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 Charles Louis Cone

    Born 1913 in Damelevières; died 1978 in Mont-sur-Meurthe (Meurthe-et-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 Berthe Cone

    Born 1892 in Champagney (Haute-Saône); died 1972 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).

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

    Born 1933 in Mirecourt (Vosges); died 1985 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Cone 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).

New Zealand20 records

20 records of the Cone name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Herbert Cone

    Died 1944, aged 79; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie Isabel Cone

    Died 1994, aged 97; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Phyllis Adele Cone

    Died 1984, aged 83; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Cone in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Cone name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marshall Wayne Cone

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 63.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ernest Cone

    Died 1909; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Olive Hannah Cone

    Died 1899 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Cone in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Cone 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. Cone

    Machine Gun Corps. 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 L. Cone

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

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Cone 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).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Cone name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Cone

    Married in 1838 in Aelst; lacemaker, born 1814 in Aelst.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Anne Cone

    Born 1814 in Aalst.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Cone in Belgium.

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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Cone name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Cone

    From Bawinkel. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 25 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Cone in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Ireland1 record

1 record of the Cone name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Honor Cone

    Died 1775, aged 37; buried at Lackagh (Old), Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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