The Hemingway surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,970 people carried this name — #5,794 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,581 in 2000.

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In print

Hemingway in American newspapers,
1904–1918.

Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Hemingway
The Sun 1914-05-07
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Hemingway
The Sun 1918-03-03
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Hemingway
The Birmingham Age-herald 1904-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,412 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hemingway in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

5,987 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hemingway. The most, 1,588, date from the 1930s. 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 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,618
New South Wales 1,520
Western Australia 1,046
South Australia 1,045
Queensland 580
Tasmania 126
ACT (Canberra) 30

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

Who carried it

People named Hemingway,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anson T. Hemingway
    Anson T. Hemingway 1844–1926 · real estate agent
  • Hildegardis Maud Leigh Townshend d. 1905
  • Frank Hemingway d. 1991 · rugby league player
  • Elizabeth Hemingway 1645–1719
  • James Hemingway 1801–1893
  • Frank S. Hemingway 1803–1882

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hemingway,
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 States431 records

431 records of the Hemingway name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 128
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 102
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 56
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 41
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 38
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 8
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles B. Hemingway

    Born 1913 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Jamaica; auto plant worker from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Eliza Hemingway

    Arrived at New York in 1847 aboard the Jane Glassin from Liverpool, aged 13; servant. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Richard K. Hemingway

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1936, died 2000; buried at Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 431 records for Hemingway in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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). 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).

Australia169 records

169 records of the Hemingway name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 83
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 42
  • Tasmanian Names Index 31
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Hemingway

    Died 1886 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 72. Will registered in Tasmania in 1886.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alan Patrick Hemingway

    Born 1911 in Bathurst St, Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1935 in Tasmania, aged 24.

    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 Rosa Pauline Hemingway

    Arrived in Victoria in 1923 aboard the Runic, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 169 records for Hemingway in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Hemingway name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Hemingway

    Lance Corporal, Durham Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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 A. Hemingway

    Lance Corporal. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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 J. Hemingway

    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 11 records for Hemingway in the United Kingdom.

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

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Hemingway 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 Lucy Hemingway

    Died 1932, aged 55; buried at Sydenham 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 Mildred Ivy Hemingway

    Died 1977, aged 89; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Myrtle Hemingway

    Died 1929, aged 24; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hemingway 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Hemingway name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ada Hemingway

    Buried in 1957 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

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

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Hemingway name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Philip Henry Hemingway

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (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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