The Layman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,038 people carried this name — #3,556 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,400 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (10,021).

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In print

Layman in American newspapers,
1920.

Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Layman
The Laramie Republican 1920-10-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Layman in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1970s.

8,180 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Layman. The most, 2,743, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 10.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 7,308
New South Wales 436
Victoria 166
Queensland 128
South Australia 101
Tasmania 33
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Layman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Dieffenbach Layman 1862–1962
  • Frederick Layman 1897– · lawyer
  • Homer Layman 1906–1988 · farmer
  • Daniel Wonderlich Layman 1907– · writer

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

In the public record

People named Layman,
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 States758 records

758 records of the Layman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 365
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 137
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 73
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • 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 George E. Layman

    Born 1924 in Oregon. Enlisted 1943 at Portland; driver from Klickitat County, Washington. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at West Hills Memorial Park, Yakima, Washington.

    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 Emmett Layman

    Born 1948; from Poquonock, Connecticut. U.S. Army, utility/observation helicopter pilot; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tin, 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 Ellen Layman

    Arrived at New York in 1878 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 24; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 758 records for Layman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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).

Australia42 records

42 records of the Layman name in Australia
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 18
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Tasmanian Names Index 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hy Layman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Euphrasia, aged 42; American.

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

    Died 1829 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 45.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Layman

    Gentleman of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1892.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Layman in Australia.

Counts: State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · 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). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Layman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Layman

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917; buried at St John's Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. 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 Louis Layman

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Jacob Layman

    Born 1870 in Bar Road, N. Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Layman 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 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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