The Skaggs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,778 people carried this name — #2,028 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 17,569 in 2000.

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In print

Skaggs in American newspapers,
1900–1913.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Skaggs
Evening Star 1913-12-14
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Skaggs
Evening Star 1913-12-14
Newspaper page from The Recorder carrying the name Skaggs
The Recorder 1900-02-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,616 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Skaggs in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1930s.

127 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Skaggs. The most, 33, date from the 1870s. Victoria 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 South Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 39
New South Wales 36
South Australia 31
Queensland 10
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Skaggs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Luther Skaggs, Jr.
    Luther Skaggs, Jr. 1923–1976 · military personnel
  • William E. Skaggs d. 2020 · researcher
  • James Skaggs 1700–1769
  • Katherine Skaggs 1728–1771
  • Marion Barton Skaggs 1888–1976

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 Skaggs,
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 States832 records

832 records of the Skaggs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 580
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 223
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Allan Skaggs

    Born 1947; from Cupertino, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Perry A. Skaggs

    Born 1931; from Sangamon County, Illinois. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edwin M. Skaggs

    Born 1914 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; pattern maker. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 832 records for Skaggs 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Skaggs name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Betsey Skaggs

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 as an assisted immigrant aboard the British Empire, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Skaggs

    Died 1830 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 20.

    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 George Skaggs

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 as an assisted immigrant aboard the British Empire, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Skaggs name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 Kenneth Victor Skaggs

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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