The Durkee surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,017 people carried this name — #8,248 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,930 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

30 families named Durkee, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 179 people lived in those households, 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

Vermont 12
Connecticut 10
New Hampshire 5
New York 2
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. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Durkee in American newspapers,
1906–1919.

Newspaper page from Philip Weekly Review carrying the name Durkee
Philip Weekly Review 1912-05-30
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Durkee
The Mirror And Farmer 1906-11-01
Newspaper page from The Dayton Forum carrying the name Durkee
The Dayton Forum 1919-03-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 55,898 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Durkee in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

41 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Durkee. The most, 8, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 15
Victoria 12
Queensland 6
South Australia 6
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Durkee,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Durkee
    Charles Durkee 1805–1870 · politician
  • J. Stanley Durkee
    J. Stanley Durkee 1866–1951 · cleric
  • William P. Durkee III
    William P. Durkee III 1919–1982 · military personnel
  • Bill Durkee
    Bill Durkee 1921–2006 · basketball player
  • Silas Durkee 1798–1878 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Durkee,
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 States436 records

436 records of the Durkee name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 78
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Tom Durkee

    Born 1902 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; blight control laborer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1953, 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 Jane Durkee

    Arrived at New York in 1846 aboard the Prince Henry from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 28; lady. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Fletcher G. Durkee

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1933, died 1966; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

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

Showing 3 of 436 records for Durkee in the United States.

Counts: 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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); 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).

Canada491 records

491 records of the Durkee name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 483
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Durkee

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 42; buried at Beaver River, Yarmouth Co.

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

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Lydia Durkee

    Died 1939 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 491 records for Durkee 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 Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Durkee 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 Martha Durkee

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Carleton, aged 24; British subject.

    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 Norman Durkee

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Carleton, as an infant; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Theodosia Durkee

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Carleton, aged 31; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Durkee in Australia.

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).

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