The Southerland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,336 people carried this name — #4,252 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,132 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

100 families named Southerland, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 636 people lived in those households, 6.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 other spellings. 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 35
North Carolina 22
Virginia 19
Pennsylvania 8
Vermont 6
Maryland 4
South Carolina 4
Massachusetts 1
Connecticut 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. 262 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Southerland in American newspapers,
1906–1920.

Newspaper page from The Daily Gate City And Constitution-democrat carrying the name Southerland
The Daily Gate City And Constitution-democrat 1920-08-28
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Southerland
The Sun 1906-09-21
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Southerland
The Bossier Banner 1908-06-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,228 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Southerland in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

669 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Southerland. The most, 116, date from the 1930s. Queensland 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 Western Australia, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 179
New South Wales 164
Western Australia 120
Victoria 109
Tasmania 44
South Australia 39
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Southerland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Henry Hudson Southerland
    William Henry Hudson Southerland 1852–1933 · military officer
  • Clarence A. Southerland 1889–1973 · judge

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 Southerland,
in the records of 6 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 States502 records

502 records of the Southerland name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 258
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 115
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 76
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Murphy H. Southerland

    Born 1921 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1945 at Nashville, Tennessee; stenographer. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    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 Roy Edward Southerland

    Born 1945; from Morristown, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    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 William Southerland

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the City of Brussels from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 49; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 502 records for Southerland 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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); 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).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Southerland name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Southerland

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Chimborazo, aged 18; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Southerland

    Left Launceston in 1851 aboard the City of Melbourne, bound for Melbourne, as mate.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lillian M. Southerland

    Of Bairnsdale, Victoria; died 1956.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Southerland 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Southerland name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George W. Southerland

    Died 1932 in Lynn, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Agnes Ethel Southerland

    Died 1928 in East Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Florence Southerland

    Married 1915 in Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Southerland in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Southerland 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 William Southerland

    Died 1869; buried at Addington 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 Daniel Southerland

    Died 1867; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Southerland 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 R. D. Southerland

    Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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. Southerland

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Southerland name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jane Southerland

    Married in 1696 in Rotterdam; born in Scotland.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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