The Larrabee surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,028 people carried this name — #8,231 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,941 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

48 families named Larrabee, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 260 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 16 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maine 16
Massachusetts 12
Vermont 9
New York 6
Connecticut 5

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 249 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Larrabee in American newspapers,
1882–1923.

Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Larrabee
The Scranton Tribune 1902-04-05
Newspaper page from The Republican carrying the name Larrabee
The Republican 1882-08-19
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Larrabee
The Sun 1923-01-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 62,566 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Larrabee in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

196 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Larrabee. The most, 125, 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 Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 84
New South Wales 36
South Australia 31
Queensland 30
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Larrabee,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles H. Larrabee
    Charles H. Larrabee 1820–1883 · judge
  • William Larrabee
    William Larrabee 1832–1912 · teacher
  • Greenfield Larabee 1620–1661
  • John Larrabee 1649–1725
  • John Larrabee 1690–1746
  • John Larrabee 1732–1818

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 Larrabee,
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 States349 records

349 records of the Larrabee name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 79
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • 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 Norman A. Larrabee

    Born 1916 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; farmer from Dunn County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Steven Michael Larrabee

    Born 1949; from Irvine, California. U.S. Army, utility/observation helicopter pilot; killed in action 1971 in Binh Thuy, South Vietnam.

    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 Benjamin F. Larrabee

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 40; merchant.

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

Showing 3 of 349 records for Larrabee in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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) · 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Larrabee name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Everett Larrabee

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 85.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Francis Larrabee

    Buried in 1989 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Perle Larrabee

    Buried in 1977 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Larrabee in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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