The Partlow surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,623 people carried this name — #9,025 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,602 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Partlow surname

Either a reduced form of McPartlow, a surname of Irish origin, or an Americanized form of German Bartlau.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Partlow» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Partlow in American newspapers,
1875–1927.

Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Partlow
The Montgomery Advertiser 1927-04-21
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Partlow
The Tupelo Journal 1918-06-28
Newspaper page from The Jackson Standard carrying the name Partlow
The Jackson Standard 1875-11-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,443 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Partlow in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

28 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Partlow. The most, 5, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 9
Victoria 7
Western Australia 6
South Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
Queensland 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Partlow,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ira J. Partlow d. 1952
  • Lou Partlow 1892–1981 · American football player
  • Vern Partlow 1910–1987 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Partlow,
in the records of 2 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 States217 records

217 records of the Partlow name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 123
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Abraham Partlow

    Born 1913 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland; transport worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, Maryland.

    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 Kenneth Partlow

    Born 1944; from Jamaica, New York. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1966 in Ninh Thuan, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Wallace Anthony Partlow

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Born 1895, died 1960; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 217 records for Partlow in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Partlow name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Patrick Partlow

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Pathan, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 5 records for Partlow in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

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