The Paddock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,272 people carried this name — #6,441 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,251).

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Paddock was found among the farmers of Shropshire: 12 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Shropshire 12

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

64 families named Paddock, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 404 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 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

New York 27
Massachusetts 22
Vermont 8
Connecticut 7

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

In print

Paddock in American newspapers,
1871–1923.

Newspaper page from The Mankato Free Press carrying the name Paddock
The Mankato Free Press 1911-03-10
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Paddock
Daily Kennebec Journal 1923-09-06
Newspaper page from The Republican Journal carrying the name Paddock
The Republican Journal 1871-04-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,155 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Paddock in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1990s.

61,296 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Paddock. The most, 9,785, date from the 1880s. Victoria 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 South Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 19,279
New South Wales 17,687
South Australia 12,878
Queensland 7,310
Tasmania 2,365
Western Australia 1,745
ACT (Canberra) 12
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Paddock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ephraim Paddock
    Ephraim Paddock 1780–1859 · judge
  • Francis Paddock
    Francis Paddock 1814–1889 · judge
  • John A. Paddock
    John A. Paddock 1825–1894 · cleric
  • Algernon Paddock
    Algernon Paddock 1830–1897 · lawyer
  • Emma Paddock Telford
    Emma Paddock Telford 1851–1920 · writer
  • David Paddock 1705–1772

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 Paddock,
in the records of 4 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 States635 records

635 records of the Paddock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 211
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 148
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 105
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 91
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 25
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Everett Paddock

    Born 1944; from Port Townsend, Washington. U.S. Marine Corps, radio telegraph operator; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Ramona H. Paddock

    Born 1905 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 in the Women's Army Corps at Milwaukee; secondary school teacher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Markesan Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    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 Jacob Paddock

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Wieland from Hamburg and Havre, aged 35; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 635 records for Paddock 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Australia68 records

68 records of the Paddock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 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 Jacob Paddock

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Buffalo, sailing from Quebec in 1839.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Arnold Paddock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Banshee, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record William Henry Paddock

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the First Railway Section (AIF).

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

Showing 3 of 68 records for Paddock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Paddock name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 30
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Florence Paddock

    Died 1907 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Paddock

    Buried in 1962 at Lundys Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Paddock

    Married 1792 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 33 records for Paddock in Canada.

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

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Paddock name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Paddock

    Will proved in 1897; of Llandudno, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. A. L. Paddock

    Sapper, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

    Yeomanry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Paddock in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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