The Resnick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,647 people carried this name — #7,191 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,631).

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In print

Resnick in American newspapers,
1906–1921.

Newspaper page from The Superior Times carrying the name Resnick
The Superior Times 1906-10-06
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Resnick
The Milwaukee Leader 1921-10-28
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Resnick
The Tupelo Journal 1906-10-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,556 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Resnick in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1960s.

65 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Resnick. The most, 34, date from the 1960s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 4.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 42
New South Wales 10
Western Australia 4
Queensland 3
South Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Resnick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Y. Resnick
    Joseph Y. Resnick 1924–1969 · politician
  • Salomón Resnick 1894–1946 · historian
  • Salomón Resnick 1894–1946 · historian
  • Rose Resnick 1906–2006
  • Aaron Resnick 1914–1986
  • Milton Resnick 1917–2004 · painter

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 Resnick,
in the records of 5 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 States1,180 records

1,180 records of the Resnick name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 541
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 271
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 265
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 54
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 24
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 24
  • 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 Simon Resnick

    Born 1909 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Craig Field Selma, Alabama; serviceman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 Chaje R. Resnick

    Arrived at New York in 1888 aboard the City of Chester from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; dressmaker. From Ornend, Russia; bound for New York.

    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 Robert Albert Resnick

    Born 1949; from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,180 records for Resnick in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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); 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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Resnick 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 Beaty Resnick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Norseman, aged 4.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Jac Resnick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Gneisenau, aged 39.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Julias Resnick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Norseman, aged 8.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Resnick 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Resnick name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ethel Resnick

    Died 1954 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. 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 Harold Resnick

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Rhoda Resnick

    Born 1904 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Resnick in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Resnick 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 Franz Resnick

    From Gr. Kleeberg, Allenstein. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 October 1915; then reported dead in the list of 6 May 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Resnick

    From Allenstein. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 1 November 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Resnick

    From Nerwig, Allenstein. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 13 March 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Resnick in Germany.

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).

France1 record

1 record of the Resnick 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 Ernest Anthony Resnick

    Born 1919 in Great Britain; died 2000 in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (Var).

    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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