The Lash surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,712 people carried this name — #5,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 6,856 in 2000.

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In print

Lash in American newspapers,
1868–1899.

Newspaper page from Western Sentinel carrying the name Lash
Western Sentinel 1868-10-15
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Lash
Daily Kennebec Journal 1899-03-04
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Lash
The Portland Daily Press 1894-08-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,016 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lash in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

2,833 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lash. The most, 678, 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 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,497
Victoria 690
South Australia 267
Queensland 209
Western Australia 84
Tasmania 73
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Lash,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Israel G. Lash
    Israel G. Lash 1810–1878 · politician
  • Zebulon Aiton Lash
    Zebulon Aiton Lash 1846–1920 · lawyer
  • Trude Lash
    Trude Lash 1908–2004 · journalist
  • Joseph P. Lash
    Joseph P. Lash 1909–1987 · writer
  • Frederick M. Lash 1891–1959
  • Henry Alleyne Lash 1901–1975 · military personnel

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 Lash,
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 States555 records

555 records of the Lash name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 280
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 91
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 77
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 56
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • 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 Bernard E. Lash

    Born 1914 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; farm hand from Shelby County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Findlay Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Dale Allen Lash

    Born 1943; from Franklin, Illinois. U.S. Navy, aviation ordnanceman; killed in action 1967 in 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 Piotr Lash

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Batavia from Hamburg, aged 28; farm laborer. From Koys Synopol, Poland, Russia. Born in Zublikon, Poland.

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

Showing 3 of 555 records for Lash 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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); 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).

Australia32 records

32 records of the Lash name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 21
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 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 James Lash

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the David Malcolm, sailing from Downs in 1845. Native of Shoreham, Kent.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizth Lash

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Iberia, aged 34; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Simon Lash

    Gentleman of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Lash in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Lash name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Lash

    Married in 1938 in Amsterdam; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ricus William Lash

    Died 1961 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johanna Lash

    In the population register of Avenhorn; born in Hoorn.

    Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Lash 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Lash name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frances P. Lash

    Died 1943, aged 71; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Graeme Dessiou Lash

    Died 1987, aged 34; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record H. Lash

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Lash in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Lash name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sidney Lash

    Died 1940; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 1 of 3 records for Lash in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. 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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