The Crittenden surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,411 people carried this name — #5,432 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,374 in 2000.

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In print

Crittenden in American newspapers,
1895–1921.

Newspaper page from The Madisonian carrying the name Crittenden
The Madisonian 1895-12-14
Newspaper page from The Greenville Times carrying the name Crittenden
The Greenville Times 1910-06-17
Newspaper page from The Colville Examiner carrying the name Crittenden
The Colville Examiner 1921-09-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 164,295 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crittenden in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

8,813 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crittenden. The most, 1,817, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,163
Queensland 2,041
South Australia 1,628
Victoria 580
Tasmania 190
Western Australia 182
ACT (Canberra) 19

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

Who carried it

People named Crittenden,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John J. Crittenden
    John J. Crittenden 1787–1863 · lawyer
  • Robert Crittenden
    Robert Crittenden 1797–1834 · lawyer
  • Lucy Smith Crittenden
    Lucy Smith Crittenden 1802–1885
  • Elizabeth Moss Crittenden
    Elizabeth Moss Crittenden 1804–1873
  • George B. Crittenden
    George B. Crittenden 1812–1880 · lawyer
  • Richard J. Crittenden d. 1996 · mathematician

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 Crittenden,
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 States456 records

456 records of the Crittenden name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 131
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 84
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John B. Crittenden

    Born 1920 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Forrest; carpenter from Mc Minn County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Goodsprings Cemetery, Etowah, Tennessee.

    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 Claude Crittenden

    Arrived at New York in 1878 aboard the Russia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 32; musician.

    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 Kenneth Michael Crittenden

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 2000; buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

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

Showing 3 of 456 records for Crittenden in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Crittenden name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 47
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 38
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 11
  • Tasmanian Names Index 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 James Crittenden

    Farmer of Lake Hindmarsh, Victoria; died 1891.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Edith Crittenden

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the John Elder, aged 3.

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

    Died 1880 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, aged 78.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Crittenden in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada63 records

63 records of the Crittenden name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 60
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William J. Crittenden

    Died 1962, aged 65; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hattie Crittenden

    Died 1920 in Guysborough, 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 Samuel F. Crittenden

    Married 1868 in Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 63 records for Crittenden 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. · 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Crittenden 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 J. Crittenden

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 F. Crittenden

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Crittenden name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Alice Emma Crittenden

    In a population register; born 1864.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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