The Southard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,808 people carried this name — #4,035 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 8,888 in 2000.

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In print

Southard in American newspapers,
1912–1921.

Newspaper page from Chariton Courier carrying the name Southard
Chariton Courier 1921-05-20
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Southard
The Day Book 1912-05-21
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Southard
The Day Book 1912-07-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 75,223 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Southard in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

179 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Southard. The most, 42, date from the 1890s. 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 Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 65
Queensland 56
South Australia 24
Victoria 12
Western Australia 12
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Southard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Lewis Southard
    Samuel Lewis Southard 1787–1842 · judge
  • Milton I. Southard
    Milton I. Southard 1836–1905 · lawyer
  • James H. Southard
    James H. Southard 1851–1919 · lawyer
  • Elmer Ernest Southard
    Elmer Ernest Southard 1876–1920 · psychiatrist
  • Henry Southard 1747–1842 · politician
  • Isaac Southard 1783–1850 · 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 Southard,
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 States995 records

995 records of the Southard name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 374
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 244
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 183
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 160
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John W. Southard

    Born 1915 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1945 at Camp Beale Marysville, California; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Golden Gate 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 Kittie Southard

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of New York from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; teacher. From Ireland; 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 Harold Ellsworth Southard

    Born 1943; from Portland, Maine. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 995 records for Southard in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Southard name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lydia Southard

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Ravenscrag, aged 30.

    Queensland State Archives (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 W. A. Southard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Potosi; English.

    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 John Southard

    Arrived in Queensland in 1924 aboard the Demosthenes, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Southard in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Southard name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Southard

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

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

    Royal Berkshire 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 A. L. Southard

    Bedfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

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

Canada2 records

2 records of the Southard name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Vernon G. Southard

    Buried in 1926 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    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 Ada Alice Southard

    Died 1936; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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Surnames next to Southard.

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