The Elswick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,495 people carried this name — #9,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,458 in 2000.

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In print

Elswick in American newspapers,
1898.

Newspaper page from Foster's Daily Democrat carrying the name Elswick
Foster's Daily Democrat 1898-04-22
Newspaper page from Foster's Daily Democrat carrying the name Elswick
Foster's Daily Democrat 1898-04-28

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

In print

Elswick in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

275 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Elswick. The most, 69, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 176
South Australia 66
Victoria 21
Queensland 6
Western Australia 5
Tasmania 1

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

In the public record

People named Elswick,
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 States157 records

157 records of the Elswick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 31
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth C. Elswick

    Born 1917 in Iowa. Enlisted 1943 at Mather Field Mills, California; salesperson. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Lex Elswick

    Born 1944; from Elgin, Illinois. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in 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 Claude H. Elswick

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1895, died 1975; buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Arkansas.

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

Showing 3 of 157 records for Elswick 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Elswick 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 James Elswick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Lillies, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Elswick name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Elswick

    Married in 1704 in Vught.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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