The Scudder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,989 people carried this name — #8,308 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,037 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

33 families named Scudder, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 147 people lived in those households, 4.5 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

New York 18
Massachusetts 8
North Carolina 4
Connecticut 2
Rhode Island 1

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

In print

Scudder in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Scudder
The Herald 1915-11-18
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Scudder
The Herald 1915-12-02
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Scudder
The Herald 1915-11-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 195,994 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Scudder in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

1,437 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Scudder. The most, 831, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 7.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 1,060
New South Wales 149
Victoria 99
Queensland 41
ACT (Canberra) 33
South Australia 25
Tasmania 16

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

Who carried it

People named Scudder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Scudder
    Henry Scudder 1584–1652 · writer
  • John Scudder, Sr.
    John Scudder, Sr. 1793–1855 · physician
  • Richard Scudder d. 1785
  • Nathaniel Scudder 1733–1781 · physician
  • John A. Scudder 1759–1836 · politician
  • Tredwell Scudder 1778–1834 · politician

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 Scudder,
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 States581 records

581 records of the Scudder name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 212
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 162
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 87
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Samuel Scudder

    Born 1907 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1943 at Shreveport; housekeeper from Caddo Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Carver Memorial Cemetery, Shreveport, Louisiana.

    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 Thomas Scudder

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the City of Montreal from Liverpool, aged 36; laborer. From England.

    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 Robert Y. Scudder

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1950, died 2000; buried at Willow Oak Cemetery, Pittsburg, Texas.

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

Showing 3 of 581 records for Scudder 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia51 records

51 records of the Scudder name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • Tasmanian Names Index 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  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 William Scudder

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Candahar, sailing from Spithead in 1842. Native of Dartford, Kent.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sidney Leonard Scudder

    Retired electrician of Heidelberg West, Victoria; died 1984.

    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 Eliza Scudder

    Arrived in Victoria in 1863 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Gresham, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Scudder 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: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Scudder name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 5
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Dorras Scudder

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Concord, bound for Port Mattoon, aged 20.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ronald Ernest Scudder

    Buried in 1999 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 63.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Thomas Scudder

    Died 1973 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 68.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Scudder in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Scudder name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Nanship Scudder

    Will proved in 1862; of Upper Bangor, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Scudder

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Scudder

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 9 records for Scudder in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); 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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