The Enlow surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,936 people carried this name — #10,847 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 100,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,998 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Enlow surname

Probably a variant of Enslow.

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

In print

Enlow in American newspapers,
1894–1910.

Newspaper page from Times-promoter carrying the name Enlow
Times-promoter 1906-07-27
Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Star carrying the name Enlow
The Hawaiian Star 1910-09-19
Newspaper page from Bellows Falls Times carrying the name Enlow
Bellows Falls Times 1894-06-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,579 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Enlow,
in the records of 2 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 States164 records

164 records of the Enlow name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 110
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William E. Enlow

    Born 1926 in Kansas. Enlisted 1944 at Los Angeles, California; sales clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    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 Fred L. Enlow

    Born 1930; from Wayne County, Michigan. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    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 Dennis D. Enlow

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1961, died 1996; buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Illinois.

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

Showing 3 of 164 records for Enlow 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Enlow name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Aquilla Enlow

    Listed at Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Enlow in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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