The Nowlin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,692 people carried this name — #5,216 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,492 in 2000.

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In print

Nowlin in American newspapers,
1914–1928.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Nowlin
The Daily Missoulian 1914-04-21
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Nowlin
The Daily Missoulian 1914-04-26
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Nowlin
The Poplar Standard 1928-05-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,255 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nowlin in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1940s.

104 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nowlin. The most, 63, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 48
Victoria 26
Queensland 12
South Australia 12
Tasmania 6

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

Who carried it

People named Nowlin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Annie Nowlin Savery
    Annie Nowlin Savery 1831–1891 · philanthropist
  • J. W. Nowlin 1852–1892 · politician
  • Eugenia Campbell Nowlin 1908–2003 · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Nowlin,
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 States418 records

418 records of the Nowlin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 239
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 98
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Douglas Nowlin

    Born 1946; from Memphis, Tennessee. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 James W. Nowlin

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Houston; machine shop worker from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Eliza Nowlin

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Empire Queen from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 418 records for Nowlin 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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: 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).

Canada48 records

48 records of the Nowlin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 43
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Floyd Ernest Nowlin

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 77.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Virtue Jane Nowlin

    Died 1875 in Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Henry Nowlin

    Died 1935 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 48 records for Nowlin 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. 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).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Nowlin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • 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 Peter Nowlin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Fulwood, aged 26; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Nowlin

    Arrived in Queensland in 1866 aboard the Legion of Honor, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edith Gwendoline Nowlin

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1961.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Nowlin 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). 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).

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