The Proulx surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,096 people carried this name — #6,645 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,782 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Proulx surname

Proulx: a surname.

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

In print

Proulx in American newspapers,
1902–1917.

Newspaper page from The Evening Times carrying the name Proulx
The Evening Times 1902-01-15
Newspaper page from The Abbeville Press And Banner carrying the name Proulx
The Abbeville Press And Banner 1904-06-22
Newspaper page from The Medina Sentinel carrying the name Proulx
The Medina Sentinel 1917-09-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,334 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Proulx in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1920s.

25 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Proulx. The most, 14, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 17
Victoria 5
Queensland 2
South Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Proulx,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-Baptiste Proulx
    Jean-Baptiste Proulx 1793–1856 · politician
  • Louis Proulx
    Louis Proulx 1804–1871 · priest
  • Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx
    Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx 1809–1884 · politician
  • Isidore Proulx
    Isidore Proulx 1840–1904 · politician
  • Edmond Proulx
    Edmond Proulx 1875–1956 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 130 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Proulx,
in the records of 3 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 States557 records

557 records of the Proulx name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 255
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 190
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 26
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert A. Proulx

    Born 1914 in New Hampshire. Enlisted 1941 at Manchester; shoe factory worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire.

    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 Armand Henry Proulx

    From Worcester County, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    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 Edmond Joseph Proulx

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1930, died 2000; buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

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

Showing 3 of 557 records for Proulx in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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, 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).

Canada58 records

58 records of the Proulx name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 19
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 12
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 10
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Richard Joseph Paul Proulx

    Died 2000, aged 37; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Thomas Omar Proulx

    Died 1943 in Melvern Square, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

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

    Died in service in 1953.

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

Showing 3 of 58 records for Proulx in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. 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); 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 Proulx 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 Alfred Charles Proulx

    Born 1931 in the United States; died 1998 in Plumelin (Morbihan).

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

    Born 1922 in the United States; died 1995 in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine).

    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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