The Dutcher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,605 people carried this name — #6,118 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,270 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Dutcher surname

From Dutch + -er.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dutcher» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

35 families named Dutcher, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 229 people lived in those households, 6.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. 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

New York 26
Vermont 3
Connecticut 3
Pennsylvania 2
Massachusetts 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

Dutcher in American newspapers,
1912–1914.

Newspaper page from The Harlowton News carrying the name Dutcher
The Harlowton News 1913-01-31
Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Dutcher
Ellsworth American 1912-12-11
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Dutcher
Daily Kennebec Journal 1914-05-15

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

In print

Dutcher in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

164 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dutcher. The most, 79, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 7.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 77
New South Wales 37
Victoria 20
Queensland 13
South Australia 8
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Dutcher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Silas Belden Dutcher
    Silas Belden Dutcher 1829–1909 · politician
  • William Dutcher
    William Dutcher 1846–1920 · writer
  • Jane Dutcher 1743–1810
  • John Bowdish Dutcher 1830–1911 · politician
  • Charles M. Dutcher 1869– · politician
  • Basil Hicks Dutcher 1872–1922 · botanical collector

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 Dutcher,
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 States709 records

709 records of the Dutcher name in the United States
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 198
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 196
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 194
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 94
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jimie Dale Dutcher

    Born 1947; from Sidney, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Merle R. Dutcher

    Born 1917 in Oregon. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington; driver from Multnomah County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Dutcher

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the City of Antwerp from Liverpool, aged 42; mechanic. From the Netherlands.

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

Showing 3 of 709 records for Dutcher in the United States.

Counts: New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Dutcher name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Appleby Dutcher

    Died 1982; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John William Dutcher

    Died 1923 in River Philip, 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 Thomas Clair Dutcher

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 17 records for Dutcher in Canada.

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

Australia8 records

8 records of the Dutcher name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Moses A. Dutcher

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Buffalo, sailing from Quebec in 1839. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844. Married 1844 in Great Swanport, Tasmania, aged 28.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Johan Dutcher

    Arrived in Victoria in 1869 aboard the Hougoumont, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Moses Dutcher

    Listed at Great Swan Port, Tasmania, in the census of 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Dutcher in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Dutcher name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Hendrik Dutcher

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1850 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Joannes Gerardus Dutcher

    In the population register of Schagen; born 1852 in den Helder.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elisabeth Dutcher

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1824 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (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).

France1 record

1 record of the Dutcher name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Colette Marguerite Dutcher

    Born 1922 in Issoudun (Indre); died 1991 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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