The Padgett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,413 people carried this name — #1,397 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 24,854 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

61 families named Padgett, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 347 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 11 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

Maryland 18
North Carolina 13
South Carolina 13
Virginia 12
New York 4
Pennsylvania 1

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

Padgett in American newspapers,
1897–1908.

Newspaper page from The Roundup Record carrying the name Padgett
The Roundup Record 1908-08-14
Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Padgett
The Billings Gazette 1907-05-24
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Padgett
The Anaconda Standard 1897-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 74,756 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Padgett in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

1,929 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Padgett. The most, 410, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 913
New South Wales 407
Queensland 345
South Australia 103
Western Australia 87
Tasmania 53
ACT (Canberra) 9
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Padgett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lemuel P. Padgett
    Lemuel P. Padgett 1855–1922 · politician
  • Ernie Padgett
    Ernie Padgett 1899–1957 · baseball player
  • Walter Padgett 1867–1929 · sport shooter
  • Walter Padgett 1867–1929 · sport shooter
  • Earl Calvin Padgett 1893–1946 · plastic surgeon
  • Vernon Padgett 1894–1964 · equestrian

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 Padgett,
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 States1,339 records

1,339 records of the Padgett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 928
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 266
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 38
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George P. Padgett

    Born 1926 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Jackson Columbia; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, South Carolina.

    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 Robert Jerry Padgett

    Born 1948; from College Park, Georgia. U.S. Army, tactical wire operations specialist; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, 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 William Padgett

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Arizona from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 42; farmer. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 1,339 records for Padgett 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). 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).

Australia65 records

65 records of the Padgett name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 28
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  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 William Padgett

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Blundell in 1844. Native of Donnybrook, Dublin.

    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 Thomas Padgett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Albinus, aged 50; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Isaac Padgett

    Farmer of Werribee, Victoria; died 1937.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Padgett 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: 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Padgett name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Padgett

    Buried in 1809 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  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. M. Padgett

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 A. Padgett

    Gunner, Lincolnshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Padgett in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · 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: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Padgett name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Herbert Geoffrey Padgett

    Died 1908; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Padgett

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Annie Padgett

    Buried in 1969 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Padgett in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Padgett 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 Reginald Arthur Padgett

    Born 1908 in Great Britain; died 1995 in Gérardmer (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record George Calvin Padgett

    Born 1922 in the United States; died 1999 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    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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