The Leatherman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,696 people carried this name — #6,033 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,427 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Leatherman surname

Occupational surname from leatherman.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Leatherman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the leatherman’.

His entry covers Leatherman and Letherman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 474 · public domain.

In print

Leatherman in American newspapers,
1881–1919.

Newspaper page from Louisiana Capitolian carrying the name Leatherman
Louisiana Capitolian 1881-09-22
Newspaper page from Louisiana Capitolian carrying the name Leatherman
Louisiana Capitolian 1881-09-24
Newspaper page from The News Scimitar carrying the name Leatherman
The News Scimitar 1919-06-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,283 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Leatherman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Della Leatherman d. 1917
  • Leslie Allen Leatherman 1894– · writer
  • LeRoy Leatherman 1922–1984 · writer
  • Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. 1931–2021 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Leatherman,
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 States261 records

261 records of the Leatherman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Rufus S. Leatherman

    Born 1922 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James E. Leatherman

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1931, died 1984; buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    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 Leland Leatherman

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the City of Baltimore from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 28. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 261 records for Leatherman 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Leatherman name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Susanne Leatherman

    In the population register of Indiana; born 1855 in Indiana.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Leatherman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Leatherman name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 Russel Quince Leatherman

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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