The Danforth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,239 people carried this name — #7,810 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,243).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

99 families named Danforth, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 551 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 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 39
New Hampshire 32
Vermont 11
Connecticut 5
Maine 4
New York 2
Maryland 2
South Carolina 2
Rhode Island 1
Pennsylvania 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

Danforth in American newspapers,
1901–1926.

Newspaper page from Torrington Telegram carrying the name Danforth
Torrington Telegram 1926-09-02
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Danforth
The Milwaukee Leader 1923-03-02
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Danforth
The Salt Lake Herald 1901-09-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 126,441 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Danforth in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

255 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Danforth. The most, 69, date from the 1900s. 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 Queensland, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 80
Victoria 63
Queensland 59
South Australia 27
Western Australia 13
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Danforth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Danforth
    Samuel Danforth 1740–1827
  • John C. Danforth d. 1855 · writer
  • Thomas Danforth 1623–1699 · politician
  • Samuel Danforth 1626–1674 · astronomer
  • Samuel Danforth 1665–1742
  • Hannah Crosby 1672–1752

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 Danforth,
in the records of 4 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 States410 records

410 records of the Danforth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 76
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 74
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 46
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles C. Danforth

    Born 1918 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Danforth

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the Algeria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; 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 James Wallace Danforth

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 2001; buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Illinois.

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

Showing 3 of 410 records for Danforth 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Danforth name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hazel Maude Danforth

    Buried in 1980 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    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 Charles William Danforth

    Died 1960 in Joggins, Cumberland, 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 Ralph K. Danforth

    Died in service in 1914.

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

Showing 3 of 9 records for Danforth in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. 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).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Danforth name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry R. Danforth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1879 aboard the Melbourne, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Danforth name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ernest Clavering Danforth

    Died 1958, aged 49; buried at Dunblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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