The Stricklin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,483 people carried this name — #6,232 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,800 people counted. That is up 11% from 4,959 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Stricklin surname

Probably a variant of Strickling.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Stricklin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Stricklin in American newspapers,
1910–1930.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Stricklin
The Washington Times 1910-06-16
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Stricklin
Evening Star 1930-04-02
Newspaper page from The Weekly Soliphone carrying the name Stricklin
The Weekly Soliphone 1915-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,587 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Stricklin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Al Stricklin 1908–
  • James Stricklin 1933–2021 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stricklin,
in the records of the United States.

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 States297 records

297 records of the Stricklin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 199
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Guy Stricklin

    Born 1943; from Santa Ana, California. U.S. Navy, photographer's mate; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James V. O. Stricklin

    Born 1911 in Alabama. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Rucker Ozark; salesperson from Bullock County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gottfried Stricklin

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Caldera from Havre, aged 25; tailor. From Switzerland; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 297 records for Stricklin 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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