The Ellsworth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,813 people carried this name — #2,611 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 13,213 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Ellsworth surname

Variant of Elsworth.

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

In print

Ellsworth in American newspapers,
1902–1915.

Newspaper page from The Cecil Whig carrying the name Ellsworth
The Cecil Whig 1902-04-19
Newspaper page from Southern Christian Advocate carrying the name Ellsworth
Southern Christian Advocate 1904-02-11
Newspaper page from The Mahoning Dispatch carrying the name Ellsworth
The Mahoning Dispatch 1915-04-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 287,057 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ellsworth in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1970s.

5,668 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ellsworth. The most, 3,250, date from the 1930s. Victoria 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,547
New South Wales 1,404
Queensland 1,107
Western Australia 693
South Australia 362
Tasmania 351
ACT (Canberra) 170
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Ellsworth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Oliver Ellsworth
    Oliver Ellsworth 1745–1807 · judge
  • Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth
    Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth 1755–1818
  • Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth
    Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth 1756–1818
  • Samuel S. Ellsworth
    Samuel S. Ellsworth 1790–1863 · judge
  • Emily Webster Ellsworth
    Emily Webster Ellsworth 1790–1861 · writer
  • Thomas Ellsworth, of Windsor 1665–1750

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 Ellsworth,
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 States1,267 records

1,267 records of the Ellsworth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 411
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 323
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 234
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 195
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 66
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • Sacramento County historic burials 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Oliver Ellsworth

    Born 1947; from Sacramento, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Rulon A. Ellsworth

    Born 1916 in Idaho. Enlisted 1941 at Salt Lake City, Utah; salesperson. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

    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 Jane Ellsworth

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Bothnia from Liverpool, aged 34; matron.

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

Showing 3 of 1,267 records for Ellsworth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Canada102 records

102 records of the Ellsworth name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 85
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. 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 Leo Ellsworth

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of Dresden, Ontario.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Walter Ellsworth

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Hibernian, landing at Halifax, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Ellsworth

    Buried in 1903 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Showing 3 of 102 records for Ellsworth in Canada.

Counts: 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia32 records

32 records of the Ellsworth name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 20
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  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 Charles Ellsworth

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mangles, arriving 1824; certificate of freedom 1831.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Ellsworth

    Butcher of Mt Prospect, Victoria; died 1920.

    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 Joseph H. Ellsworth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Una; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Ellsworth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); 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).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Ellsworth name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cedric Arthur McLean Ellsworth

    Died 1993, aged 68; buried at Mercury Bay Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Ellsworth in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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