The Corwin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,887 people carried this name — #5,083 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,863).

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In print

Corwin in American newspapers,
1867–1915.

Newspaper page from Cedar Falls Gazette carrying the name Corwin
Cedar Falls Gazette 1867-07-12
Newspaper page from The Weekly Echo carrying the name Corwin
The Weekly Echo 1868-06-06
Newspaper page from The Nome Daily Nugget carrying the name Corwin
The Nome Daily Nugget 1915-05-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 62,687 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Corwin in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

340 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Corwin. The most, 116, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 138
Victoria 79
Queensland 53
South Australia 28
Western Australia 22
Tasmania 14
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Corwin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jonathan Corwin
    Jonathan Corwin 1640–1718 · merchant
  • George Corwin
    George Corwin 1666–1696
  • Thomas Corwin
    Thomas Corwin 1794–1865 · lawyer
  • Jesse Corwin 1736–1791
  • Matthias Corwin 1761–1829 · politician
  • Ichabod Corwin 1768–1834

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 Corwin,
in the records of 6 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 States902 records

902 records of the Corwin name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 326
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 242
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 162
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 114
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 11
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edwin Hugh Corwin

    Born 1931; from Bryan, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, laundry machine operator; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    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 Earl W. Corwin

    Born 1904 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Cincinnati; construction laborer from Montgomery County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    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 Mary Corwin

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool, aged 16; servant. From Banty, Ireland; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 902 records for Corwin in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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: 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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Corwin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Corwin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Texas, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 6 records for Corwin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Corwin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Caroline Corwin

    Buried in 1874 at Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Emma Corwin

    Died 1961 in Clam Point, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederick Newell Corwin

    Married 1902 in Kings, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Corwin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Corwin name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henri Max Corwin

    Died 1962 in Oldenzaal.

    Open Archives, Gemeente Oldenzaal (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Francisca Corwin

    In the population register of Sas van Gent; born 1859 in Westdorpe.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Henri Max Corwin

    Born 1903 in Oldenzaal.

    Open Archives, Gemeente Oldenzaal (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Corwin 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 Gustav Corwin

    From Nierow, Jerichow II. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 26).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Walter Corwin

    From Oppeln. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 31 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Corwin

    From Tarnowitz O. S. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 June 1917.

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

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).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Corwin name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Bjarne L. Corwin

    Census of 1910: Elgesætergate, Trondhjem; born 1884 in Christiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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