The Helmick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,583 people carried this name — #6,136 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,262 in 2000.

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In print

Helmick in American newspapers,
1893–1900.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Corinthian carrying the name Helmick
The Weekly Corinthian 1900-09-12
Newspaper page from The Scranton Chronicle carrying the name Helmick
The Scranton Chronicle 1900-10-13
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Helmick
The Colfax Chronicle 1893-01-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,388 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Helmick in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

40 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Helmick. The most, 11, date from the 1880s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 14
New South Wales 8
Victoria 6
Western Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 2
South Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Helmick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eli A Helmick d. 1945
  • William Helmick 1817–1888 · lawyer
  • Paul Helmick 1919–2006 · assistant director
  • Dave Helmick 1937–2019 · engineer
  • Walt Helmick 1944–2025 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Helmick,
in the records of 5 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 States282 records

282 records of the Helmick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 173
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Russell O. Helmick

    Born 1923 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; bookkeeper from Baltimore City, Maryland. Veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Grafton National Cemetery, West Virginia.

    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 --Uise Helmick

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Caroline from Bremen, aged 14; servant. From Hanover, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Harry R. Helmick

    Born 1931; from Augusta County, Virginia. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; died of wounds 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 282 records for Helmick 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands19 records

19 records of the Helmick name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Coenraad Helmick

    Died 1942 in Rotterdam, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Theodora Johanna Helmick

    Buried in 1784 in Groenlo.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johannes Jacobus Helmick

    In the population register of Zutphen; born 1842.

    Open Archives, Regionaal archief Zutphen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Helmick in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Helmick name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Florence Helmick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1905 aboard the Oruba, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Helmick in Australia.

Counts: 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Helmick 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 Gerard Helmick

    Born 1915 in the Netherlands; died 1993 in Lille (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Helmick 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 Heinrich Helmick

    From Dinker, Soest. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 December 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 30).

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

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).

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