The Logsdon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,242 people carried this name — #3,491 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,057 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Logsdon surname

A habitational surname from Middle English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Logsdon» (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 a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Longstone’.

His entry covers Longsdon and Logsdon.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 494 · public domain.

In print

Logsdon in American newspapers,
1902–1922.

Newspaper page from The Tucson Citizen carrying the name Logsdon
The Tucson Citizen 1902-01-08
Newspaper page from The Alaska Daily Empire carrying the name Logsdon
The Alaska Daily Empire 1922-05-06
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Logsdon
New-york Tribune 1920-03-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,935 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Logsdon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Miriam L. Denham 1921–2022 · university teacher
  • Gene Logsdon 1932–2016 · writer
  • Joseph Logsdon 1938–1999 · historian

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

In the public record

People named Logsdon,
in the records of 2 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 States452 records

452 records of the Logsdon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 334
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 107
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 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 Delbert O. Logsdon

    Born 1910 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Louisville; farmer from Meade County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Clifford Douglas Logsdon

    Born 1949; from Corfu, New York. U.S. Army, tactical wire operations specialist; died in service 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Chris Logsdon

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1887, died 1955; buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky.

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

Showing 3 of 452 records for Logsdon 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). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Logsdon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George F. Logsdon

    Former company director of England; died 1953.

    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 William Logsdon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Demosthenes, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Helen Logsdon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Demosthenes, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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