The Leatherwood surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,449 people carried this name — #7,488 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,321 in 2000.

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In print

Leatherwood in American newspapers,
1897–1915.

Newspaper page from The Canton Times carrying the name Leatherwood
The Canton Times 1897-08-13
Newspaper page from The Vidette carrying the name Leatherwood
The Vidette 1915-09-02
Newspaper page from The Hazard Herald carrying the name Leatherwood
The Hazard Herald 1915-12-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,354 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Leatherwood,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elmer O. Leatherwood
    Elmer O. Leatherwood 1872–1929 · politician
  • Stephen Leatherwood 1943–1997 · marine biologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Leatherwood,
in the records of the United States.

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 States206 records

206 records of the Leatherwood name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Leatherwood

    Born 1948; from Mobile, Alabama. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Mobile National Cemetery, Alabama.

    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 Paul V. Leatherwood

    Born 1915 in Ohio. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; painter from Franklin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

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

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1937, died 1996; buried at Moody's Chapel, Albertville, Alabama.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 206 records for Leatherwood in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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