The Enoch surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,394 people carried this name — #9,578 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,236 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 49 people named Enoch.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Haute-Saône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Haute-Saône 16
Ardennes 7
Paris 5
Guadeloupe 4
Orne 4
Vaucluse 2
Sarthe 2
Pas-de-Calais 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

24 people named Enoch is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 24

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Enoch in American newspapers,
1885–1926.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Enoch
San Antonio Light 1926-01-01
Newspaper page from Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier carrying the name Enoch
Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier 1900-08-28
Newspaper page from Fort Worth Daily Gazette carrying the name Enoch
Fort Worth Daily Gazette 1885-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,011 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Enoch in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2000s.

9,260 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Enoch. The most, 1,689, date from the 1910s. New South Wales 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,099
Victoria 2,920
South Australia 950
Queensland 859
Western Australia 709
Tasmania 433
ACT (Canberra) 265
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Enoch,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Enoch d. 1570 · teacher
  • Elizabeth Enoch 1801– · farmer
  • Carl Enoch 1805–1883 · music editor
  • Samuel Enoch 1814–1876 · writer
  • Juliusz Kazimierz Enoch 1822–1880 · political activist
  • Juliusz Kazimierz Enoch 1822–1880 · political activist

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

In the public record

People named Enoch,
in the records of 7 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 States328 records

328 records of the Enoch name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 74
  • Other U.S. records 130
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charlie W. Enoch

    Born 1918 in Georgia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Benning; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Morning Baptist Church Cemetery, Moultrie, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Virginio Enoch

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Koenig Albert from Genoa and Naples, aged 16; farm laborer. From Crocetta, Rovigo, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James E. Enoch

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1940, died 1993; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 328 records for Enoch 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands81 records

81 records of the Enoch name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 68
  • Dutch population registers 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Arend Jan Enoch

    Married in 1837 in Wierden; weaver. Died 1884 in Enterbroek (Wierden), aged 72.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Nathan Enoch

    Born 1811 in Bergen op Zoom. Died 1811 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Berendiena Enoch

    Born 1848 in Wierden. Died 1913 in Markelo, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 81 records for Enoch in the Netherlands.

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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Enoch name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 21
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fredk J. Enoch

    Arrived in Queensland in 1924 aboard the Moreton Bay, aged 9.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Enoch

    Gentleman of Ballarat, Victoria; died 1887.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Ellen Gertrude Esther Enoch

    Born 1903 in Strahan, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Enoch in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany23 records

23 records of the Enoch name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Enoch

    Born 1879; from Harsleben. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Enoch

    From Hamburg. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 15 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Moritz Enoch

    From Darmstadt. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 1 May 1915.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Enoch in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France21 records

21 records of the Enoch name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Juliette Marie Enoch

    Born 1891 in Millonfosse; died 1972 in Millonfosse (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Emile Enoch

    Born 1908 in Saint-Barthélemy; died 1990 in Saint-Barthélemy (Haute-Saône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Pierre Enoch

    Born 1913 in Saint-Germain (Haute-Saône); died 1978 in Grandvillars (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Enoch in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Enoch name in the United Kingdom
  • Welsh wills index cards 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Margaret Hannah Enoch

    Will proved in 1931; of Nr Newcastle Emlyn.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Enoch

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Eleanor Annie Enoch

    Will proved in 1941; of Sketty.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Enoch in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Enoch name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emma Amanda Enoch

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    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 Godfrey Enoch

    Died 1909 in Brooklyn, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marshall Enoch

    Married 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Enoch in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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