The Timberlake surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,380 people carried this name — #7,589 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,266 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Timberlake was found among the farmers of Bedfordshire: 7 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Bedfordshire 7

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Timberlake in American newspapers,
1894–1915.

Newspaper page from Iron County Register carrying the name Timberlake
Iron County Register 1904-08-04
Newspaper page from The Courier carrying the name Timberlake
The Courier 1894-07-14
Newspaper page from Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt carrying the name Timberlake
Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt 1915-05-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,420 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Timberlake in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

382 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Timberlake. The most, 114, date from the 1930s. 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 South Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 132
Victoria 112
South Australia 107
Queensland 21
ACT (Canberra) 8
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Timberlake,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles B. Timberlake
    Charles B. Timberlake 1854–1941 · politician
  • Edward J. Timberlake
    Edward J. Timberlake 1869–1950 · military officer
  • Edward W. Timberlake
    Edward W. Timberlake 1895–1980 · military officer
  • Patrick W. Timberlake
    Patrick W. Timberlake 1901–1983 · military officer
  • Edward J. Timberlake, Jr.
    Edward J. Timberlake, Jr. 1909–1990 · military officer
  • Henry Timberlake 1570–1625 · explorer

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 Timberlake,
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 States338 records

338 records of the Timberlake name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 192
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 83
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 40
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis L. Timberlake

    Born 1923 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; inspector from Leavenworth County, Kansas. U.S. Air Force veteran; died 1969, buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    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 Dwight Elmer Timberlake

    Born 1945; from Livonia, Michigan. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; killed in action 1967 in Long Khanh, 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 Timberlake

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the Egypt from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 40; clergyman.

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

Showing 3 of 338 records for Timberlake 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Australia22 records

22 records of the Timberlake name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Francis Timberlake

    Retired school teacher of Geelong, Victoria; died 1993.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Florry Timberlake

    Arrived in Victoria in 1882 aboard the Liguria, aged 6.

    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 Ethel Timberlake

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1920 aboard the Osterley, aged 27.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Timberlake 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: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Timberlake 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 W. Timberlake

    East Lancashire Regiment. 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 R. Timberlake

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 E. A. Timberlake

    Royal Army Medical Corps. 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Timberlake name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frederick Timberlake

    Died 1927; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: 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 Timberlake.

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