The Gish surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,768 people carried this name — #8,711 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 3,866 in 2000.

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In print

Gish in American newspapers,
1896–1915.

Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Gish
The Tupelo Journal 1915-09-10
Newspaper page from Anadarko Daily Democrat carrying the name Gish
Anadarko Daily Democrat 1902-12-24
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Gish
The Herald 1896-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,126 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gish in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

1,717 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gish. The most, 1,049, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 411
Queensland 345
New South Wales 324
Victoria 255
Western Australia 254
Tasmania 113
ACT (Canberra) 8

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

Who carried it

People named Gish,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Gish
    Mary Gish 1876–1948 · actor
  • Lillian Gish
    Lillian Gish 1893–1993 · screenwriter
  • Dorothy Gish
    Dorothy Gish 1898–1968 · screenwriter
  • Henry L. Gish 1838–1923 · politician
  • Tom Gish 1926–2008 · publisher
  • Rip Gish 1929–2014 · basketball player

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 Gish,
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 States246 records

246 records of the Gish name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 142
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 25
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Benny Thomas Gish

    Born 1946; from Springfield, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Chester R. Gish

    Born 1917 in Kansas. Enlisted 1942 at Pueblo, Colorado; salesperson from Rice County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Kansas.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1846 aboard the Monteauma from Liverpool, aged 17; laborer. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 246 records for Gish 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Gish name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Gish

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Rohilla, aged 19.

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

    Hospital attendant of Sunbury, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Thomas Gish

    Arrived in Victoria in 1909 aboard the Medic, aged 44.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Gish in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Gish name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Martin Gish

    Buried in 1993 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 69.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Irving Gish

    Died 1964, aged 62; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Gish in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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