The Cushman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,400 people carried this name — #4,779 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,171 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

103 families named Cushman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 644 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 51
Connecticut 18
Maine 13
Vermont 11
New York 4
New Hampshire 3
Pennsylvania 2
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 236 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Cushman in American newspapers,
1904–1912.

Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Cushman
Omaha Daily Bee 1904-07-03
Newspaper page from The Denison Review carrying the name Cushman
The Denison Review 1912-11-06
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Cushman
The Birmingham Age-herald 1909-07-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 162,101 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cushman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

1,154 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cushman. The most, 273, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 372
New South Wales 288
Queensland 225
South Australia 145
Tasmania 70
Western Australia 38
ACT (Canberra) 5
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Cushman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert Cushman 1578–1625 · merchant
  • Thomas Cushman 1607–1691
  • Elkanah Cushman 1651–1727
  • Isaac Cushman Jr. 1676–1727
  • Fear Sturtevant 1689–1746
  • James Cushman 1695–

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cushman,
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 States958 records

958 records of the Cushman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 269
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 269
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 120
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 115
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 98
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 48
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 30
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Dana H. Cushman

    Born 1916 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Bangor; farmer from Aroostook County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Caribou, Maine.

    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 Richard G. Cushman

    Born 1932; from Bingham County, Idaho. U.S. Army, tank crewman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    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 Catherine Cushman

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Conqueror from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 958 records for Cushman 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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); 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).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Cushman name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 10
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Cushman

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Manitoba, bound for Malton, Ontario; England.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Matilda Cushman

    Buried in 1905 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maurice Cushman

    Died 1866 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 21 records for Cushman in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · 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 Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Cushman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record May Cushman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Oceanica, aged 20; Irish.

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

    Died 1880 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 64.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Marjorie Thelma Cushman

    Of Doncaster, Victoria; died 1993.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Cushman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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