The Medellin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,231 people carried this name — #5,577 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. That is up 32% from 4,738 in 2000.

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In print

Medellin in American newspapers,
1916–1919.

Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Medellin
Arizona Republican 1919-06-28
Newspaper page from El Mosquito carrying the name Medellin
El Mosquito 1919-11-01
Newspaper page from The Richmond Virginian carrying the name Medellin
The Richmond Virginian 1916-03-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,291 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Medellin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carlos Medellín Forero 1928–1985 · magistrate
  • Enriqueta Medellín 1948–2022 · environmentalist

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Medellin,
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 States227 records

227 records of the Medellin name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 155
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 38
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 33
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Daniel V. Medellin

    Born 1920 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sam Houston; transport worker from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

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

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1931, died 1997; buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Dolores D. Medellin

    Born 1874 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Yuma County, Arizona, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 227 records for Medellin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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