The Paugh surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,626 people carried this name — #9,017 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,574 in 2000.

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In print

Paugh in American newspapers,
1910–1924.

Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Paugh
Grant County Herald 1922-01-11
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Paugh
The Wolf Point Herald 1924-11-20
Newspaper page from River Falls Journal carrying the name Paugh
River Falls Journal 1910-10-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,997 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Paugh in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1930s.

46 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Paugh. The most, 19, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 27
Victoria 9
Queensland 4
Tasmania 3
South Australia 2
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Paugh,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patsy Ramsey 1956–2006 · beauty pageant contestant
  • Ashley Paugh 1980–2022

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Paugh,
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 States177 records

177 records of the Paugh name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 102
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leonard F. Paugh

    Born 1923 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Clarksburg; farm hand from Lewis County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at West Virginia National Cemetery, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Paugh

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Idaho from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 56; laborer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles Richard Paugh

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1934, died 1999; buried at Rosehill Cemetery, Thomas, West Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 177 records for Paugh 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Paugh name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Helen Edith Paugh

    Buried in 1998 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 79.

    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 Judy Paugh

    Died 1955 in Salem, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Burns Paugh

    Buried in 1963 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. 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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Paugh 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 Sarah Paugh

    Sailed from Victoria in 1886 aboard the Australasian, bound for Sydney, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Paugh 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).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Paugh name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Josef Paugh

    From Meckenheim, Rheinbach. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 June 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 140).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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