The Corliss surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,181 people carried this name — #10,136 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 92,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,058 in 2000.

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In print

Corliss in American newspapers,
1880–1906.

Newspaper page from Middletown Transcript carrying the name Corliss
Middletown Transcript 1906-06-23
Newspaper page from Democratic Northwest And Henry County News carrying the name Corliss
Democratic Northwest And Henry County News 1895-12-19
Newspaper page from The Grant County Herald carrying the name Corliss
The Grant County Herald 1880-10-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 69,780 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Corliss in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

1,216 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Corliss. The most, 250, 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 New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 810
Queensland 156
Victoria 125
South Australia 57
Western Australia 40
Tasmania 13
ACT (Canberra) 7

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

Who carried it

People named Corliss,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Henry Corliss
    George Henry Corliss 1817–1888 · engineer
  • Benjamin Hough Corliss
    Benjamin Hough Corliss 1818–1895 · politician
  • Augustus Whittemore Corliss
    Augustus Whittemore Corliss 1837–1908 · writer
  • John Blaisdell Corliss
    John Blaisdell Corliss 1851–1929 · lawyer
  • Guy C. H. Corliss
    Guy C. H. Corliss 1858–1937 · judge
  • Mary Corliss d. 2013 · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Corliss,
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 States310 records

310 records of the Corliss name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 119
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 68
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 23
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • Sacramento County historic burials 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter S. Corliss

    Born 1915 in Maine. Enlisted 1943 at Portland; janitor from Kennebec County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

    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 Mary Corliss

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the England from Glasgow, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joseph H. Corliss

    U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1836, died 1905; buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 310 records for Corliss 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia26 records

26 records of the Corliss name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lilian May Corliss

    Of Kew, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francis Patrick Corliss

    Of Mortdale, New South Wales; died 1935.

    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 W. N. Corliss

    Arrived in Victoria in 1902 aboard the Grosser Kurfurst, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Corliss in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand14 records

14 records of the Corliss name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 13
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gwendoline Mary Corliss

    Died 1943, aged 57; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 John Corliss

    Died 1885, aged 48; buried at Havelock Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mortimer Corliss

    Died 1991, aged 66; buried at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Corliss in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District 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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