The Constantine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,272 people carried this name — #6,441 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,069 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Constantine surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Constantine’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Johanna Constantine, Kent, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 200 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 26 people named Constantine.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Paris 12
Loir-et-Cher 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Constantine in American newspapers,
1907–1916.

Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Constantine
The Montgomery Advertiser 1907-06-02
Newspaper page from Tulsa Daily World carrying the name Constantine
Tulsa Daily World 1916-10-03
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Constantine
The Birmingham Age-herald 1907-06-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 632 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Constantine in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

4,458 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Constantine. The most, 914, 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 Western Australia, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 1,441
New South Wales 1,007
Victoria 693
South Australia 682
Queensland 297
ACT (Canberra) 171
Tasmania 138
Northern Territory 8

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

Who carried it

People named Constantine,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
    Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1762–1814 · soldier
  • Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
    Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1802–1838 · aristocrat
  • Vester Constantine d. 2015 · association football player
  • Khatoon Moscow d. 1865
  • Robert Constantin 1530–1605 · physician
  • William Constantine 1612–1670 · politician

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 Constantine,
in the records of 5 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 States826 records

826 records of the Constantine name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 210
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 196
  • Other U.S. records 420
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William Constantine

    Born 1906 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; driver from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Michael Eugene Constantine

    Born 1950; from Fall River, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 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 Margaret Constantine

    Arrived at New York in 1867 aboard the Great Western from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 826 records for Constantine in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Australia240 records

240 records of the Constantine name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 124
  • Tasmanian Names Index 59
  • Other Australian records 57
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Frederick Constantine

    Born 1855 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1882 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 26.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. 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 William Constantine

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1820; ticket of leave 1831. Native of London.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Sir William Eyre, aged 39; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 240 records for Constantine 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) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); 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).

Canada46 records

46 records of the Constantine name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 34
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Other Canadian records 8
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Boa Constantine

    Killed in 1917 at the Dominion No. 12 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Michael Constantine

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    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 Peter Joseph Constantine

    Died in service in 1920.

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

Showing 3 of 46 records for Constantine in Canada.

Counts: 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

France9 records

9 records of the Constantine 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 Marie Antoinette Constantine

    Born 1906 in Paris; died 1996 in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

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

    Born 1945 in Montrichard; died 1996 in Selles-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher).

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

    Born 1913 in Paris; died 1983 in Caen (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Constantine 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).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Constantine 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 A. Constantine

    Durham Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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 W. Constantine

    Lancashire 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 H. P. Constantine

    Border 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 3 of 5 records for Constantine 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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