The Ellingson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,590 people carried this name — #6,130 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,435 in 2000.

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In print

Ellingson in American newspapers,
1916–1925.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Ellingson
The Washington Times 1925-06-15
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Ellingson
The Washington Times 1925-02-04
Newspaper page from Hopkinsville Kentuckian carrying the name Ellingson
Hopkinsville Kentuckian 1916-02-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,151 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ellingson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

116 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ellingson. The most, 32, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 64
Western Australia 17
Queensland 16
New South Wales 9
South Australia 5
Tasmania 5

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

Who carried it

People named Ellingson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sever Ellingson 1839–1924 · politician
  • Christopher Ellingson 1855– · politician
  • Mary Ross Ellingson 1908–1993 · university teacher
  • Lloyd Ellingson 1908–1946 · skier

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

In the public record

People named Ellingson,
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 States281 records

281 records of the Ellingson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 128
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 76
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andrew Ellingson

    Born 1905 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Meade; farm hand from Roberts County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota.

    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 James Earl Ellingson

    Born 1948; from Milo, Maine. U.S. Army, helicopter pilot; killed in action 1969 in Phong Dinh, South Vietnam.

    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 Marit Ellingson

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From Russia.

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

Showing 3 of 281 records for Ellingson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Ellingson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 13
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Winona Elizabeth Ellingson

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 63.

    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 George Henry Ellingson

    Died 1876 in Brooklyn, Queens, 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 John Phillip Ellingson

    Died in service in 1945.

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

Showing 3 of 22 records for Ellingson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Ellingson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Ballarat Avenue of Honour, First World War 1
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Harry Ellingson

    Enlisted in 1915. Honoured on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

    City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Reginald W. Ellingson

    Salesman of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1952.

    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 Ethel Ellingson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1897 aboard the Marloo, bound for Fremantle, aged 5.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Ellingson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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