The Hudspeth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,651 people carried this name — #7,187 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,595 in 2000.

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In print

Hudspeth in American newspapers,
1897–1927.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Hudspeth
Evening Star 1927-05-08
Newspaper page from The Times carrying the name Hudspeth
The Times 1897-03-21
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Hudspeth
The Washington Times 1906-05-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,079 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hudspeth in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

4,842 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hudspeth. The most, 941, 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 8.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 2,825
Victoria 916
New South Wales 775
Western Australia 208
Queensland 52
ACT (Canberra) 31
South Australia 22
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Hudspeth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew H. Hudspeth
    Andrew H. Hudspeth 1874–1948 · judge
  • Claude Benton Hudspeth
    Claude Benton Hudspeth 1877–1941 · lawyer
  • Frank Hudspeth
    Frank Hudspeth 1890–1963 · association football player
  • Frank Hudspeth
    Frank Hudspeth 1890–1963 · association football player
  • Tommy Hudspeth
    Tommy Hudspeth 1931–2015 · head coach
  • Charles Hudspeth d. 1892

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 Hudspeth,
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 States304 records

304 records of the Hudspeth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 191
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 87
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James L. Hudspeth

    Born 1943; from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    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 Robert M. Hudspeth

    Born 1917 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 Wm. Hudspeth

    Arrived at New York in 1835 aboard the Olive Branch from Newcastle, aged 25; tailor. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 304 records for Hudspeth 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). 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).

Australia178 records

178 records of the Hudspeth name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 91
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 48
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 31
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Hudspeth

    Died 1850 in Oatlands, Tasmania, aged 88. Will registered in Tasmania in 1850.

    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 Beatrice Mary Hudspeth

    Born 1867 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1899 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 32.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Arthur James Hudspeth

    Born 1870 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1894 in Portland, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 178 records for Hudspeth in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Hudspeth 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 R. Hudspeth

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

    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. Hudspeth

    Manchester Regiment. 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 A. Hudspeth

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

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).

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