The Landreth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,568 people carried this name — #7,298 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,450 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Landreth surname

Scottish surname of unclear origin.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Landreth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Landreth in American newspapers,
1910–1928.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Landreth
Evening Star 1913-05-25
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Landreth
Evening Star 1928-12-04
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Landreth
The Topeka State Journal 1910-07-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,622 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Landreth in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

78 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Landreth. The most, 19, date from the 1880s. 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 35
Victoria 19
South Australia 17
Queensland 4
Western Australia 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Landreth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Landreth d. 2020 · economist
  • Peter Landreth 1820–1901 · Christian minister
  • Catherine Landreth 1899–1995 · psychologist
  • Trinity Olsen 2004–2025 · pornographic film actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Landreth,
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 States227 records

227 records of the Landreth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 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 Joseph R. Landreth

    Born 1919 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; welder from Multnomah County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert E. Landreth

    Born 1933; from Clark County, Indiana. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Landreth

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Pavonia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; laborer. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 227 records for Landreth 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Landreth name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John H. Landreth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Ocean Eagle, aged 20; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hugh Landreth

    Died 1863; inquest held in Queensland.

    Queensland State Archives (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 A. O. Landreth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Cuzco, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Landreth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Landreth name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Andrew Cameron Landreth

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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