The Gadson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,291 people carried this name — #6,422 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,900 people counted. That is up 12% from 4,720 in 2000.

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In print

Gadson in American newspapers,
1853–1910.

Newspaper page from The Spanish Fork Press carrying the name Gadson
The Spanish Fork Press 1910-11-03
Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Gadson
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1910-11-04
Newspaper page from Cooper's Clarksburg Register carrying the name Gadson
Cooper's Clarksburg Register 1853-06-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,255 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gadson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

243 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gadson. The most, 48, date from the 1910s. 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 Western Australia, at 3.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 73
Western Australia 69
New South Wales 51
Queensland 27
South Australia 11
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Gadson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Gadson 1939–2026 · drummer

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gadson,
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 States237 records

237 records of the Gadson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 112
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • 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 John J. Gadson

    Born 1915 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jackson Columbia; construction worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    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 Eddie Dean Gadson

    Born 1949; from Salina, Kansas. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, 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 Linwood L. Gadson

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 2001; buried at BG William C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey.

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

Showing 3 of 237 records for Gadson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Gadson name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Gadson

    Died 1914 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jessie Gadson

    Died 1916 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cathleen Gadson

    Died 1914 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Gadson 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Gadson name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Gadson

    Left Launceston in 1847 aboard the Shamrock, bound for Port Phillip.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Elizabeth Gadson

    Born 1830 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Gadson in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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