The Manchester surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,182 people carried this name — #6,538 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,078 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

82 Manchester families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 494 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Rhode Island 57
Massachusetts 10
New York 9
Maine 4
Vermont 1
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 251 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Manchester in American newspapers,
1896–1910.

Newspaper page from Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier carrying the name Manchester
Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier 1903-06-30
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Manchester
The Sun 1896-03-31
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Manchester
Omaha Daily Bee 1910-09-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,099 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Manchester in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

9,169 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Manchester. The most, 3,082, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 3,696
Victoria 2,906
New South Wales 1,470
Western Australia 419
Tasmania 321
South Australia 308
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 6

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

Who carried it

People named Manchester,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elias Manchester 1758–1846
  • Caleb Manchester 1788–1868
  • Elias C. Manchester 1813–1904
  • Frank H. Manchester 1854–1930
  • J. H. Manchester 1859– · politician
  • James G. Manchester 1871–1948 · mineralogist

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Manchester,
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 States625 records

625 records of the Manchester name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 195
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 143
  • Other U.S. records 287
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Louis R. Manchester

    Born 1923 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1943 at Providence; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    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 Jay Harrison Manchester

    Born 1946; from Portsmouth, Rhode Island. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Gia Dinh, 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 Esther Manchester

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Olympus from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 57; matron. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 625 records for Manchester 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Australia83 records

83 records of the Manchester name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 53
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • Other Australian records 15
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Joseph Manchester

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Tottenham, arriving 1818.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frs Geo Manchester

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Champion of the Seas, aged 9; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alma Agnew Manchester

    Gentlewoman of Canterbury, Victoria; died 1999.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 83 records for Manchester in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Manchester name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 14
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsie Irene Manchester

    Died 1977; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Percy Manchester

    Married 1912 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. 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 S. J. Manchester

    Canadian Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Manchester in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Manchester name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jane Griffth Manchester

    Will proved in 1934; of Pwllheli, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. W. Manchester

    Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Marion Manchester

    Will proved in 1932; of Epsom, Surrey.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · 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); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Manchester name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Ann Manchester

    Died 1949, aged 70; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Manchester 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 Terence Richard George Manchester

    Born 1927 in Great Britain; died 1992 in Ireland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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