The Justus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,821 people carried this name — #5,130 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,649 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 81 people named Justus live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 65
La Pampa 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Justus in American newspapers,
1899–1915.

Newspaper page from The Chicago Citizen carrying the name Justus
The Chicago Citizen 1899-04-29
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Justus
The Day Book 1915-03-24
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Justus
The Day Book 1915-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 78,185 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Justus in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

1,710 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Justus. The most, 415, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 815
Victoria 346
Queensland 229
South Australia 173
Tasmania 85
Western Australia 53
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Justus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Justus d. 1809 · merchant
  • Heinrich Justus 1561–1610 · cleric
  • Jakob Konrad Justus 1708–1785 · teacher
  • Christopher Justus 1713–1779 · writer
  • Friedrich Justus 1722–1784 · merchant
  • Georg Hinrich Justus 1761–1803 · merchant

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Justus,
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 States489 records

489 records of the Justus name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 204
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 69
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael Eugene Justus

    Born 1946; from Long Beach, California. U.S. Marine Corps, pilot hmh/m/l/a ah-1 qualified; died in an accident 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    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 Forrest C. Justus

    Born 1907 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Los Angeles 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 Blanke Justus

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Havel from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 17; servant. From Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 489 records for Justus 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Netherlands245 records

245 records of the Justus name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 93
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 86
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 66
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Nicolaas Justus

    Married in 1845 in Haarlem; tinsmith. Died 1855 in Haarlem, aged 36.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anthonia Elizabeth Justus

    Married in 1829 in Goor; maidservant. Died 1866 in Holten, aged 61.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Justus

    Died 1827 in Vlissingen, aged 51.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 245 records for Justus in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany110 records

110 records of the Justus 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 Friedrich Justus

    Born 1897; from Großlengmeschken, Stallupönen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 252).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Lorenz Justus

    From Bonenburg. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 19 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 55).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ludwig Justus

    From Pirmasens, Pfalz. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 24 December 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 110 records for Justus in Germany.

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).

France7 records

7 records of the Justus 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 Paul Justus

    Born 1898 in Layrac; died 1976 in Colayrac-Saint-Cirq (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Annie Justus

    Born 1948 in Lyon; died 1978 in Caluire-et-Cuire (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Egbert Justus

    Born 1927 in Germany; died 1995 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Justus in France.

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).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Justus name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Justus

    Sailed from Victoria in 1886 aboard the Duke of Devonshire, bound for Sydney, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Justus

    Left Hobart in 1830 aboard the Mary Ann, bound for London.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Margaret Joan Justus

    Of Albert Park, Victoria; died 1992.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Justus name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Guillaume Constant Justus

    Married in 1931 in Hofstade; sergeant, born 1910 in Sint Jans Molenbeek.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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