The Straight surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,307 people carried this name — #7,708 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,275 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

37 families named Straight, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 225 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 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

Rhode Island 10
New York 10
Massachusetts 4
Vermont 3
Pennsylvania 3
South Carolina 3
New Hampshire 1
Maryland 1
Virginia 1
North Carolina 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. 264 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Straight in American newspapers,
1908–1911.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Straight
Daily Kennebec Journal 1908-04-10
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Straight
Daily Kennebec Journal 1911-09-09
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Straight
The Daily Missoulian 1911-09-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 940 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Straight in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

4,121 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Straight. The most, 654, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,271
Victoria 980
Queensland 927
South Australia 409
Western Australia 258
Tasmania 197
ACT (Canberra) 46
Northern Territory 5

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

Who carried it

People named Straight,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Douglas Straight
    Douglas Straight 1844–1914 · judge
  • Willard Dickerman Straight
    Willard Dickerman Straight 1880–1918 · architect
  • Charley Straight
    Charley Straight 1891–1940 · composer
  • Whitney Straight
    Whitney Straight 1912–1979 · businessperson
  • Whitney Straight
    Whitney Straight 1912–1979 · businessperson
  • Hiram Straight 1814–1897 · 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 Straight,
in the records of 5 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 States333 records

333 records of the Straight name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 71
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 26
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James A. Straight

    Born 1910 in Washington. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Lewis; driver from Linn County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 George A. Straight

    Born 1932; from Clinton County, New York. U.S. Army, medical aidman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea.

    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 Annie Straight

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the State of Nevada from Glasgow, aged 25; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 333 records for Straight in the United States.

Counts: 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) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Straight name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lydia M. Straight

    Arrived in Queensland in 1891 aboard the Tara, aged 17.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alfred Straight

    Former engine driver of Fairfield, Victoria; died 1945.

    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 Sah Straight

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Ringagooma, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Straight in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Straight name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William B. Straight

    Died 1924 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    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 Harris Straight

    Buried in 1965 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. 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 William Amos Straight

    Died in service in 1946.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Straight in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Straight 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 Janet Straight

    Died 1939, aged 78; buried at Bromley 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 Thomas Straight

    Died 1991, aged 68; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 Richard Straight

    Died 1924, aged 72; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Straight 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Straight 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 C. F. Straight

    Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 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).

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