The Medlin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,750 people carried this name — #3,338 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,511 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

20 families named Medlin, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 107 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. 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

North Carolina 20

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. 253 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Medlin in American newspapers,
1895–1913.

Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Medlin
The San Francisco Call 1895-06-22
Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Medlin
The San Francisco Call 1913-10-10
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Medlin
The Herald 1895-03-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,496 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Medlin in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,738 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Medlin. The most, 626, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 6.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,804
Victoria 334
New South Wales 209
Queensland 204
Western Australia 143
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 4
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Medlin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Medlin 1920–2013 · physicist
  • Brian Herbert Medlin 1927–2004 · academic

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

In the public record

People named Medlin,
in the records of 5 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 States555 records

555 records of the Medlin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 377
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 118
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul Charles Medlin

    Born 1945; from San Francisco, California. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1969 in Long An, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Linwood H. Medlin

    Born 1920 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1940 at Wake Forest; driver from Wake County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Durham, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Barbara Medlin

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Herzogin von Brabant from Bremen, aged 25; servant. From Pellnsen, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 555 records for Medlin 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) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia105 records

105 records of the Medlin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 70
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Medlin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Boomerang, aged 5; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert L. Medlin

    Linesman of Croxton, Victoria; died 1926.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Wilhelmina Elise Medlin

    Born 1906, died 1992; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 105 records for Medlin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Medlin 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 Mary Ann Medlin

    Died 1912, aged 57; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Medlin in New Zealand.

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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Medlin name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. W. Medlin

    Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. J. Medlin

    Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Medlin name in Canada Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Medlin

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Nestorian, bound for Brampton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Counts: 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).

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