The Perdue surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,464 people carried this name — #2,211 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 15,958 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Perdue surname

Variant of Pardew.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

22 families named Perdue, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 136 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 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

North Carolina 8
Maryland 6
Virginia 6
South Carolina 2

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

In print

Perdue in American newspapers,
1871–1915.

Newspaper page from The New York Herald carrying the name Perdue
The New York Herald 1871-03-09
Newspaper page from Rawlins Republican carrying the name Perdue
Rawlins Republican 1905-02-22
Newspaper page from Aberdeen Herald carrying the name Perdue
Aberdeen Herald 1915-10-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 51,360 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Perdue in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

356 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Perdue. The most, 52, date from the 1890s. New South Wales 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 Tasmania, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 183
Victoria 66
Tasmania 44
Queensland 41
Western Australia 9
South Australia 7
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Perdue,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hub Perdue
    Hub Perdue 1882–1968 · baseball player
  • Derelys Perdue
    Derelys Perdue 1902–1989 · actor
  • Arthur Perdue 1885–1977
  • Gladys A. Moore Perdue 1898–1998 · music teacher
  • Richard Perdue 1910–1998 · Anglican priest
  • Bolo Perdue 1916–1988 · American football player

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 Perdue,
in the records of 6 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 States1,002 records

1,002 records of the Perdue name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 628
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 190
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 117
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 28
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 8
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Don Melvin Perdue

    Born 1943; from Oceanside, California. U.S. Marine Corps, metal worker; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    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 Marion J. Perdue

    Born 1923 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; office clerk. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1956, buried at Fort Sam 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 Mary Perdue

    Arrived at New York in 1855 aboard the Constantine from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 1,002 records for Perdue 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia26 records

26 records of the Perdue name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 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 James Perdue

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Surrey, sailing from London in 1842.

    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 Edward Perdue

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the James L Bogert, aged 21; 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 Dorothy Mary Perdue

    Retired of Richmond, Victoria; died 1976.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Perdue 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) · 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Perdue name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Guy Michael Perdue

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 38.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Perdue

    Died 1937; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. 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 Robert Nelson Perdue

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Perdue in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. 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 Perdue 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 Reynald Sylvain Perdue

    Born 1969 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime); died 1999 in Saint-François (Guadeloupe).

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

    Born 1929 in Le Havre; died 2001 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).

    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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Perdue name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Adrian Leonard John Perdue

    Died 1989, aged 47; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Perdue name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Maria Perdue

    Married in 1847 in Leiden.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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