The Mabe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,939 people carried this name — #5,052 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,877 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Mabe.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Nord 15
Pas-de-Calais 7
Paris 6
Ille-et-Vilaine 1
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Mabe in American newspapers,
1892–1921.

Newspaper page from The Wilson Times carrying the name Mabe
The Wilson Times 1921-10-21
Newspaper page from Idaho Semi-weekly World carrying the name Mabe
Idaho Semi-weekly World 1892-09-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,164 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mabe in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

623 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mabe. The most, 141, date from the 1910s. 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 South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 160
Victoria 133
South Australia 120
Queensland 111
Western Australia 72
Tasmania 21
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Mabe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Manabu Mabe 1924–1997 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mabe,
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 States320 records

320 records of the Mabe name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 228
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Troy H. Mabé

    Born 1915 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Crestview Memorial Park, Rural Hall, North Carolina.

    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 Ronald Lee Mabé

    Born 1947; from High Point, North Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, 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 Joseph Mabé

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Helvetia from Liverpool, aged 38; laborer. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 320 records for Mabe 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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).

Netherlands129 records

129 records of the Mabe name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 62
  • Dutch population registers 57
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Mabé

    Married in 1846 in Haarlem; "blauwselfabrikant". Died 1889 in Haarlem, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Femmina Catharina Mabé

    Married in 1823 in Bergen op Zoom; born in Haarlem. Died 1824 in Bergen op Zoom, aged 35.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Martha Mabé

    Died 1859 in Utrecht, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 129 records for Mabe in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France16 records

16 records of the Mabe name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Paul Mabé

    Born 1920 in La Madeleine; died 1978 in Wattignies (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Leonie Palmyre Mabé

    Born 1908 in Longuenesse; died 1993 in Helfaut (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gysseleine Jeanne Charlotte Mabé

    Born 1912 in Longuenesse (Pas-de-Calais); died 1992 in Bailleul (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Mabe in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Mabe name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Mabé

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Ocean Home, aged 18; Scottish.

    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 Louisa Mabé

    Arrived in Queensland in 1876 aboard the Indus, aged 31.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Barthlm Mabé

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Star of the East, aged 40; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Mabe in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Mabe name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Mabe

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

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Thomas Daniel Mabe

    Died 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Mabe

    Listed at Ramsheg, Cumberland, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1793.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Mabe in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. 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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Mabe name in the United Kingdom Welsh wills index cards
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edwin Mabe

    Will proved in 1938; of Goodwick.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Mabe

    Will proved in 1938; of Gurnos, Ystalyfera.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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