The Depew surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,135 people carried this name — #6,595 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,149).

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In print

Depew in American newspapers,
1888.

Newspaper page from Butte Semi-weekly Miner carrying the name Depew
Butte Semi-weekly Miner 1888-06-27
Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Depew
Helena Weekly Herald 1888-06-21
Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Depew
Helena Weekly Herald 1888-06-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Depew in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

2,414 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Depew. The most, 1,053, date from the 1890s. 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 Western Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 672
Victoria 506
Queensland 420
South Australia 349
Western Australia 305
Tasmania 159
Northern Territory 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Depew,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Chauncey Depew
    Chauncey Depew 1834–1928 · writer
  • Julia Hunt Catlin Park DePew Taufflieb
    Julia Hunt Catlin Park DePew Taufflieb 1864–1947 · socialite
  • Ganson Depew
    Ganson Depew 1866–1934 · lawyer
  • Joseph Depew
    Joseph Depew 1912–1988 · actor
  • William B. Depew 1836–1899
  • Lawrence Isaac Depew 1839–1904

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 Depew,
in the records of 2 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 States589 records

589 records of the Depew name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 202
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 177
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 98
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 37
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 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 Nelson F. Depew

    Born 1914 in Michigan. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 David E. Depew

    Born 1931; from Alger County, Michigan. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South 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 Chauncey M. Depew

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 50; lawyer.

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

Showing 3 of 589 records for Depew 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, 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). 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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Depew name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Irvin Depew

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marjory Depew

    Buried in 1923 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  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 Alfred Steele De Pew

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Depew in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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