The Laughlin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,323 people carried this name — #2,232 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 16,097 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

45 families named Laughlin, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 257 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Laughlin, Lafflin, Laflin, Laughling, Lofland, Loflin. 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

Pennsylvania 22
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 4
Virginia 4
North Carolina 4
Vermont 3
South Carolina 3
Maryland 1

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

Laughlin in American newspapers,
1905–1911.

Newspaper page from Vilas County News carrying the name Laughlin
Vilas County News 1905-06-12
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Laughlin
The Salt Lake Herald 1907-11-26
Newspaper page from The Seattle Star carrying the name Laughlin
The Seattle Star 1911-05-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 390,974 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Laughlin in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2010s.

37,689 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Laughlin. The most, 6,771, date from the 1930s. New South Wales 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

New South Wales 13,009
Queensland 11,686
Victoria 8,584
South Australia 2,150
Tasmania 970
Western Australia 914
ACT (Canberra) 314
Northern Territory 17

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

Who carried it

People named Laughlin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Laughlin
    James Laughlin 1806–1882 · banker
  • George McCully Laughlin
    George McCully Laughlin 1842–1908
  • Homer Laughlin
    Homer Laughlin 1843–1913 · ceramicist
  • Bobby Laughlin d. 1985 · basketball coach
  • Elizabeth Mabyn Smith d. 1920
  • Eliza Mary Laughlin d. 1867

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 Laughlin,
in the records of 6 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 States2,026 records

2,026 records of the Laughlin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 617
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 435
  • Other U.S. records 974
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Regina A. Laughlin

    Born 1902 in Iowa. Enlisted 1944 in the Women's Army Corps at Chicago, Illinois; stenographer. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Annie Laughlin

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of Rome from Moville, aged 22; servant. From Derry, Ireland; bound for Cleveland.

    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 Thomas William Laughlin

    Born 1948; from Blairsville, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 2,026 records for Laughlin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); 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).

Australia240 records

240 records of the Laughlin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 99
  • Tasmanian Names Index 70
  • Other Australian records 71
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Samuel Laughlin

    Died 1909 in Zeehan, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1909.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Susan Laughlin

    Born 1886 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1916 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 29.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Hannah Laughlin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Arabian, aged 31; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 240 records for Laughlin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada50 records

50 records of the Laughlin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 31
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 14
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lillian Rose Laughlin

    Buried in 1998 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 87.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Isabell M. Laughlin

    Died 1934 in Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record W. H. Laughlin

    Came to Ontario in 1882 aboard the Missippi, landing at Quebec, bound for Niagara, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Showing 3 of 50 records for Laughlin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Laughlin name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Laughlin

    Buried in 1972 at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 80.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. J. Laughlin

    Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patrick Laughlin

    Buried in 1897 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 63.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Laughlin in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Laughlin name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alfred William Laughlin

    Died 1964; buried at Waimairi 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 Emmeline Laughlin

    Died 1961; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Laughlin name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Mac Laughlin

    Died 1936 in Velsen, aged 52.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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