The Moorehead surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,791 people carried this name — #6,995 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,639 in 2000.

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In print

Moorehead in American newspapers,
1913–1927.

Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Moorehead
The Ogden Standard 1913-06-06
Newspaper page from Malvern Times=journal carrying the name Moorehead
Malvern Times=journal 1927-02-10
Newspaper page from The Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Moorehead
The Lexington Advertiser 1915-04-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,110 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Moorehead in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

3,415 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moorehead. The most, 684, date from the 1930s. 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 Western Australia, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,380
Western Australia 628
Victoria 625
Queensland 521
South Australia 162
Tasmania 64
ACT (Canberra) 20
Northern Territory 9

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

Who carried it

People named Moorehead,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Warren K. Moorehead
    Warren K. Moorehead 1866–1939 · archaeologist
  • Frederick B. Moorehead
    Frederick B. Moorehead 1875–1944 · dentist
  • Tom Van Horn Moorehead
    Tom Van Horn Moorehead 1898–1979 · politician
  • Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead 1900–1974 · actor
  • Alan Moorehead
    Alan Moorehead 1910–1983 · writer
  • A Moorehead 1739–1802

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Moorehead,
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 States475 records

475 records of the Moorehead name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 107
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 59
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Milton Moorehead

    Born 1923 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; farm hand from Lincoln County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Stewarts Cemetery, Fayetteville, Tennessee.

    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 John Moorehead

    Born 1939; from Arnett, West Virginia. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1966 in 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 Mary Moorehead

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the Dacian from Glasgow, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 475 records for Moorehead 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Australia100 records

100 records of the Moorehead name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 61
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 27
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Moorehead

    Arrived in Victoria in 1865 aboard the Fernandez, aged 24; British subject.

    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 Ernest Edward Moorehead

    Soldier of McKinnon, Victoria; died 1917.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Cooper Moorehead

    Of Victoria, New South Wales; died 1932.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 100 records for Moorehead 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) · 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada4 records

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

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Polynesian, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alexander Moorehead

    Buried in 1920 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frank Robson Moorehead

    Married 1900 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Moorehead in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Moorehead 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 Daphne Ethel Moorehead

    Died 1976, aged 35; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John William Moorehead

    Died 1989, aged 56; 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Moorehead 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 W. Moorehead

    Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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).

France1 record

1 record of the Moorehead 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 Lewis Marvin Moorehead

    Born 1927 in the United States; died 1997 in Dax (Landes).

    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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