The Jett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,008 people carried this name — #2,985 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 11,275 in 2000.

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In print

Jett in American newspapers,
1903–1906.

Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Jett
The Grenada Sentinel 1903-05-16
Newspaper page from The Kalispell Bee carrying the name Jett
The Kalispell Bee 1903-05-12
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Jett
Fergus County Democrat 1906-07-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 106,558 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jett in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

949 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jett. The most, 203, date from the 1920s. New South Wales 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 South Australia, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 242
South Australia 206
Victoria 203
Queensland 187
Western Australia 56
Tasmania 43
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Jett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas M. Jett
    Thomas M. Jett 1862–1939 · judge
  • Robert Carter Jett 1865–1950 · Anglican priest
  • Sheldon Jett 1901–1960 · actor

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 Jett,
in the records of 2 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 States591 records

591 records of the Jett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 372
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 174
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles H. Jett

    Born 1920 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bliss El Paso; collector from El Paso County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Catharina Jett

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Ems from Bremen and Southampton, aged 16; servant. From Usa, Germany; bound for San Francisco.

    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 William Howard Jett

    Born 1946; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Army, supplyman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 591 records for Jett 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Jett name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 13
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Jett

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Prince Regent, arriving 1827; ticket of leave 1847. Native of Berks.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jaques Jett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1870 aboard the Great Britain, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Edward Jett

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Speke, arriving 1826; ticket of leave 1835.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Jett in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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