The Shue surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,155 people carried this name — #10,215 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 93,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,091 in 2000.

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In print

Shue in American newspapers,
1883–1908.

Newspaper page from Griggs Courier carrying the name Shue
Griggs Courier 1898-11-10
Newspaper page from Cooperstown Courier carrying the name Shue
Cooperstown Courier 1883-09-14
Newspaper page from The Delta Independent carrying the name Shue
The Delta Independent 1908-06-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,300 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shue in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

219 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shue. The most, 49, 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 Victoria, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 115
Queensland 55
New South Wales 30
South Australia 10
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Shue,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gene Shue
    Gene Shue 1931–2022 · coach
  • Larry Shue 1946–1985 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shue,
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 States246 records

246 records of the Shue name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 136
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fred T. Shue

    Born 1925 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland; driver from Baltimore City, Maryland. Veteran; died 1959, buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    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 Russell Delmar Shue

    Born 1948; from Oswego, Kansas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Cambodia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Judy Shue

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Jane from Liverpool, aged 28; seamstress. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 246 records for Shue 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) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Shue name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Leonard Shue

    Sailed from Victoria in 1907 aboard the Eastern, bound for Hong Kong, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Olive L. Shue

    Of Nth Balwyn, Victoria; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jimmy Ah Shue

    Of Casino, New South Wales; died 1915.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Shue in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Shue name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bing Shue

    Died 1913; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Firth Shue

    Listed at Hammonds Plains, Halifax, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1827.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leong Shue

    Died 1934; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Shue in Canada.

Counts: 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. 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).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Shue 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 George Shue

    Died 1951, aged 53; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frank Chork Ling Shue

    Died 1989, aged 89; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Chan Soon Shue

    Died 1967; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Shue in New Zealand.

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).

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