The McCutchen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,146 people carried this name — #7,975 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,932 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McCutchen surname

Variant of McCutcheon.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

18 families named McCutchen, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 110 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: McCutchen, McCuchin, McCuchion, McCutcheon, McCutchin, McKutchen. 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

Pennsylvania 9
New York 3
South Carolina 3
New Hampshire 1
Vermont 1
Maryland 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. 252 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McCutchen in American newspapers,
1920.

Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name McCutchen
Pullman Herald 1920-03-05
Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name McCutchen
Pullman Herald 1920-03-26
Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name McCutchen
Pullman Herald 1920-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,987 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McCutchen in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

71 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCutchen. The most, 14, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 26
South Australia 16
Queensland 12
Victoria 11
Western Australia 5

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

Who carried it

People named McCutchen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • America McCutchen Drennan
    America McCutchen Drennan 1830–1913 · missionary
  • Earl McCutchen 1918–1985 · glass artist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McCutchen,
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 States307 records

307 records of the McCutchen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 121
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 65
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 28
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William W. McCutchen

    Born 1912 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; stock clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Talley Cemetery, Stevenson, Alabama.

    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 George McCutchen

    Born 1914; from Scottsboro, Alabama. U.S. Army; died of illness 1965 in South Vietnam. Buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); 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 James McCutchen

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Liverpool, Ireland; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 307 records for McCutchen 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) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia11 records

11 records of the McCutchen name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  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 William McCutchen

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Parmelia, arriving 1832.

    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 James McCutchen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1910 aboard the Ayrshire, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Leah Mary McCutchen

    Born 1892 in Campbell Town, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for McCutchen in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the McCutchen name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Isabella McCutchen

    Died 1921; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Campbell McCutchen

    Died 1874 in St. Mary's River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Samuel McCutchen

    Married 1814 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for McCutchen in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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