The Puckett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 27,627 people carried this name — #1,273 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 27,891 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

34 families named Puckett, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 180 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. 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

Virginia 20
South Carolina 9
North Carolina 5

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

In print

Puckett in American newspapers,
1906–1912.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Puckett
The Washington Herald 1912-11-18
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Puckett
The Washington Times 1906-08-31
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Puckett
The Washington Times 1906-09-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,676 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Puckett in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

600 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Puckett. The most, 133, date from the 1940s. 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 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 294
Tasmania 83
Western Australia 80
South Australia 52
Victoria 51
Queensland 21
ACT (Canberra) 18

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

Who carried it

People named Puckett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elijah Puckett
    Elijah Puckett 1815–1896
  • Orleana Hawks Puckett
    Orleana Hawks Puckett 1844–1939 · midwife
  • Julia Ann Puckett
    Julia Ann Puckett 1852–1930
  • Riley Puckett
    Riley Puckett 1894–1946 · musician
  • Mary Jane Puckett 1854–1927 · homemaker
  • Troy Puckett 1889–1971 · baseball 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 Puckett,
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 States1,368 records

1,368 records of the Puckett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,001
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 315
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin B. Puckett

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Houston; salesperson from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Jada D. Puckett

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of Rome from Glasgow and Moville, aged 20; tourist. From Glasgow; bound for Cincinnati.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ernest E. Puckett

    Born 1931; from Hamilton County, Ohio. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,368 records for Puckett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Puckett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Puckett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Monarch, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Adam S. Puckett

    Left Hobart in 1826 aboard the Medway, bound for England.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur Puckett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Themistocles, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Puckett 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: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Puckett name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agnes Helen Puckett

    Buried in 1981 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    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 Mary Elizabeth Puckett

    Died 1972; 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 Samuel Levi Puckett

    Died in service in 1919.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Puckett in Canada.

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

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Puckett name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Puckett

    Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 1 of 2 records for Puckett 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: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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