The Conklin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 23,846 people carried this name — #1,501 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 23,371 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

210 families named Conklin, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,150 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Conklin, Conchlin, Concklin, Conckline, Conclin, Coneklin, Conklan, Conklen, Conkline, Conkling. 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

New York 195
Pennsylvania 6
Connecticut 5
Maine 1
Vermont 1
Massachusetts 1
North 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. 235 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Conklin in American newspapers,
1907–1916.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Corinthian carrying the name Conklin
The Weekly Corinthian 1916-05-04
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Conklin
The Brookings Register 1910-05-19
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Conklin
The Brookings Register 1907-05-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,227 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Conklin in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

647 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Conklin. The most, 212, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 177
New South Wales 165
Queensland 114
Victoria 87
Western Australia 47
ACT (Canberra) 32
Tasmania 8

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

Who carried it

People named Conklin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William A. Conklin
    William A. Conklin 1837–1913 · veterinarian
  • Jennie Maria Drinkwater Conklin
    Jennie Maria Drinkwater Conklin 1841–1900 · writer
  • Roland R. Conklin
    Roland R. Conklin 1858–1938 · businessperson
  • Robert S. Conklin
    Robert S. Conklin 1858–1942 · forester
  • Jonathan S. Conklin 1770–1839 · politician
  • Robert Harvey Conklin 1808–1865 · Christian minister

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 Conklin,
in the records of 3 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 States4,795 records

4,795 records of the Conklin name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2,202
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1,009
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 930
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 503
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 69
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 46
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 10
  • Sacramento County historic burials 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Floyd A. Conklin

    Born 1917 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; sawmill worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Rosa Conklin

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Cultivator from Liverpool, aged 18; domestic. From Galway, Ireland.

    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 Bernard Conklin

    Born 1932; from Stony Point, New York. U.S. Air Force, air operations officer; declared dead 1966 in North Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 4,795 records for Conklin in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Conklin name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Conklin

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Siberia, landing at Boston, bound for Gilford, 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 Edna Florence Conklin

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 52.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  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 Arthur Conklin

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 21 records for Conklin in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Conklin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  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 David Conklin

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emu in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 John Conklin

    Sailed from Victoria in 1855 aboard the Burra Burra I, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Erwin Conklin

    Of West Ryde, New South Wales; died 1938.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Conklin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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