The Elrod surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,851 people carried this name — #3,305 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,661 in 2000.

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In print

Elrod in American newspapers,
1907–1923.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Elrod
The Washington Herald 1907-05-12
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Elrod
The Washington Times 1923-12-15

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

In print

Elrod in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

21 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Elrod. The most, 9, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 13
Victoria 4
ACT (Canberra) 2
New South Wales 1

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

Who carried it

People named Elrod,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel H. Elrod
    Samuel H. Elrod 1856–1935 · lawyer
  • Rena Elrod
    Rena Elrod 1872–1950 · politician
  • Jack Elrod
    Jack Elrod 1924–2016 · comics artist
  • Robert H. Elrod
    Robert H. Elrod 1926–2017 · politician
  • Richard Elrod
    Richard Elrod 1934–2014 · judge
  • Buddy Elrod 1918–1998 · American football player

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 Elrod,
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 States606 records

606 records of the Elrod name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 436
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 139
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • 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 Robert A. Elrod

    Born 1909 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1944 at Louisville; store buyer from Pulaski County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Mill Springs National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    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 Waymon Clay Elrod

    Born 1938; from Cookeville, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; died in an accident 1969 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Abraham Elrod

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1833, died 1910; buried at Swanson Baptist Cemetery, Murphy, North Carolina.

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

Showing 3 of 606 records for Elrod in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Elrod name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Elrod

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Mount Lebanon, aged 33.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Elizabeth Elrod

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Mount Lebanon.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Elrod

    Nominated immigrants to Queensland in 1910.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Elrod in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Elrod name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Elrod

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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