The Karnes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,333 people carried this name — #5,494 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 18% from 5,385 in 2000.

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In print

Karnes in American newspapers,
1909–1930.

Newspaper page from The Wrangell Sentinel carrying the name Karnes
The Wrangell Sentinel 1930-11-06
Newspaper page from The Kusko Times carrying the name Karnes
The Kusko Times 1930-11-01
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Karnes
New-york Tribune 1909-11-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,893 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Karnes in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

765 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Karnes. The most, 235, date from the 1910s. 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 Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 228
Queensland 214
New South Wales 169
South Australia 96
Western Australia 33
Tasmania 19
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Karnes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Karnes
    Henry Karnes 1812–1840
  • David Karnes
    David Karnes 1948–2020 · lawyer
  • Claire Karnes d. 1912
  • Frances A. Karnes 1937–2025 · opinion journalist
  • Brixton Karnes 1960–2012 · 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 Karnes,
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 States360 records

360 records of the Karnes name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 182
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 84
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Calvin S. Karnes

    Born 1921 in Maryland. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore; sales clerk from Allegany County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery, Flintstone, Maryland.

    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 Itzig Karnes

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Rhaetia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 29; laborer. From Bendery, Poland, Russia; bound for New York.

    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 Leslie Leroy Karnes

    Born 1938; from Sikeston, Missouri. U.S. Army; killed in action 1971 in Chau Doc, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 360 records for Karnes 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Karnes name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Karnes

    Arrived in Tasmania in 1854 aboard the Euphemia from Melbourne.

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

    Died 1827 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 64.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Rob Karnes

    Left Hobart in 1851 aboard the Henry Harbeck, bound for California.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Karnes in Australia.

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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Karnes name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Partricia Karnes

    Died 1982, aged 65; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edna Christina Karnes

    Died 1970 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, aged 92.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Merwyn Charles Karnes

    Died 1973 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 68.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Karnes in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Karnes name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Karnes

    Married in 1603 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Theunis Karnes

    Married in 1785 in Vlieland.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Karnes

    Married in 1711 in Vlieland.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Karnes 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Karnes 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 J. P. Karnes

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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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