The Grubbs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,773 people carried this name — #2,316 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 15,453 in 2000.

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In print

Grubbs in American newspapers,
1905.

Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Grubbs
The Starkville News 1905-08-04
Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Grubbs
Water Valley Progress 1905-08-12
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Grubbs
Grant County Herald 1905-07-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 105,066 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Grubbs in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

278 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Grubbs. The most, 67, date from the 1890s. 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 Tasmania, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 90
Tasmania 59
New South Wales 48
Queensland 32
Western Australia 28
South Australia 20

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

Who carried it

People named Grubbs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ida V. Rightmire d. 1944
  • Richard Fondren Grubbs d. 1960
  • Cleo Effie Jones d. 1919
  • Jane Grubbs 1549–1605
  • Lucy Grubbs 1745–1830
  • Lucy Grubbs 1754–1830

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

In the public record

People named Grubbs,
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 States856 records

856 records of the Grubbs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 643
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 171
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • Sacramento County historic burials 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 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 Garey Lee Grubbs

    Born 1948; from Torrance, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Kontum, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    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 Herman O. Grubbs

    Born 1921 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Oklahoma City; farm hand from Greer County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    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 Grubbs

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Helvetia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 856 records for Grubbs 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Grubbs name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amelia Grubbs

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Orsova.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record F. W. Grubbs

    Sailed from Victoria in 1900 aboard the Pateena III, bound for Launceston, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Grubbs in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Grubbs name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Enid Medora Grubbs

    Born 1914 in Jacksonville, Cape Breton, 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
    Birth record Kathleen Amanda Grubbs

    Born 1913 in Grafton, Kings, Nova Scotia.

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

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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