The Garwood surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,626 people carried this name — #9,017 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,561 in 2000.

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In print

Garwood in American newspapers,
1913.

Newspaper page from Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico carrying the name Garwood
Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico 1913-07-08
Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Garwood
Eagle River Review 1913-09-12
Newspaper page from The Crook County Monitor carrying the name Garwood
The Crook County Monitor 1913-09-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,508 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Garwood in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

4,214 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Garwood. The most, 919, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 7.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 1,848
South Australia 1,105
Victoria 505
New South Wales 425
Western Australia 191
Queensland 122
ACT (Canberra) 11
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Garwood,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert F. Garwood
    Robert F. Garwood 1833–1910
  • Hiram Morgan Garwood
    Hiram Morgan Garwood 1864–1930 · judge
  • Edmund Johnston Garwood
    Edmund Johnston Garwood 1864–1949 · geologist
  • Edmund Johnston Garwood
    Edmund Johnston Garwood 1864–1949 · geologist
  • William Garwood
    William Garwood 1884–1950 · actor
  • Walter Garwood 1849–1885 · cricketer

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 Garwood,
in the records of 6 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 States243 records

243 records of the Garwood name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 126
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 39
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 33
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fred W. Garwood

    Born 1914 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa; farm hand from Adair County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran; died 2000, buried at Hudson Rimerpark View Chapel, Kirksville, Missouri.

    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 John Garwood

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Great Western from Liverpool, aged 29; laborer. From Ireland.

    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 Darrell O. Garwood

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1993; buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia.

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

Showing 3 of 243 records for Garwood 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia278 records

278 records of the Garwood name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 175
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 78
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Garwood

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Eden, sailing from Plymouth in 1836. Native of Norfolk. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1840. Married 1841 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 27.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Chas Horatio Garwood

    Born 1869 in Westbury, Tasmania. Married 1891 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma Garwood

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Merlin, aged 18; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 278 records for Garwood in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Garwood name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 13
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Garwood

    King's Own Scottish Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Garwood

    Pioneer, Royal Fusiliers. 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 First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. G. Garwood

    Dragoon Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 16 records for Garwood in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Garwood name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 8
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Louis Garwood

    Died 1967, aged 58; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Freeman Garwood

    Died 1932 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Alfred Garwood

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Garwood in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Garwood name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rhoda Emily Walkden Garwood

    Died 1909, aged 18; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Garwood

    Buried in 1879 at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 52.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Garwood in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Garwood name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Alice Garwood

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1884 in Forest Hill.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Agnes Garwood

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1887 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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