The Lauderdale surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,070 people carried this name — #8,144 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,015 in 2000.

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In print

Lauderdale in American newspapers,
1906–1926.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Lauderdale
The Topeka State Journal 1919-03-29
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Lauderdale
New Britain Herald 1926-09-20
Newspaper page from Los Angeles Herald carrying the name Lauderdale
Los Angeles Herald 1906-08-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,017 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lauderdale in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1940s.

1,074 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lauderdale. The most, 323, 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 Queensland, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 733
Victoria 175
New South Wales 100
Tasmania 25
South Australia 22
Western Australia 16
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Lauderdale,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Lauderdale 1768–1814 · militia officer
  • James Lauderdale 1813–1888 · politician
  • John C. Lauderdale 1872–1951 · politician
  • Henry W. Lauderdale 1886–1965 · politician
  • Jack Lauderdale 1922– · songwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lauderdale,
in the records of 4 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 States235 records

235 records of the Lauderdale name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Gene Lauderdale

    Born 1951; from Spring Valley, California. U.S. Army, medical equipment repairer; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Herrin, Illinois.

    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 Edward T. Lauderdale

    Born 1912 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 at San Francisco, California; elevator operator. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Fort Rosecrans 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 Robert Lauderdale

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Lake Winnipeg from Liverpool, aged 25; mason. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 235 records for Lauderdale 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). 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).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Lauderdale name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Lauderdale

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Monica, aged 25; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Rbt Lauderdale

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Sirsa, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edna Lauderdale

    Of Leichhardt, New South Wales; died 1923.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Lauderdale in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Lauderdale name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eva Lauderdale

    Buried in 1977 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    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 James Lauderdale

    Died 1946; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hilda Winnifred Lauderdale

    Died 1987; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Lauderdale in Canada.

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

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Lauderdale 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 D. Lauderdale

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Lauderdale

    Gunner, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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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