The Crandell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,141 people carried this name — #7,983 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,841 in 2000.

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In print

Crandell in American newspapers,
1884–1912.

Newspaper page from Madison Times carrying the name Crandell
Madison Times 1884-03-15
Newspaper page from The River Press carrying the name Crandell
The River Press 1912-04-17
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Crandell
Evening Times-republican 1903-01-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,414 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crandell in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

647 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crandell. The most, 263, 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 Queensland, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 303
New South Wales 289
Victoria 16
ACT (Canberra) 15
South Australia 10
Western Australia 10
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Crandell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bradshaw Crandell
    Bradshaw Crandell 1896–1966 · portraitist
  • Dwight R. Crandell 1923–2009 · geologist
  • Chester Crandell 1946–2014 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Crandell,
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 States341 records

341 records of the Crandell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 147
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 76
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl J. Crandell

    Born 1919 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1941 at Houston, Texas; driver from Harris County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 James Lee Crandell

    Born 1949; from Grant, Michigan. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 John Crandell

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Philadelphia from Liverpool, aged 27; laborer. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 341 records for Crandell 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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, 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); 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).

Canada41 records

41 records of the Crandell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 20
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 10
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Evelyn Theresa Crandell

    Buried in 1967 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 94.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Anne Crandell

    Died 1968 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

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

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 41 records for Crandell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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 Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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); 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 Crandell name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • 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 Gladys May Crandell

    Of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Cecil Crandell

    Died 1973; buried at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Crandell

    Of Adelong, New South Wales; died 1910.

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

Showing 3 of 9 records for Crandell in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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