The Weathers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,073 people carried this name — #2,568 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 13,376 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named Weathers, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 125 people lived in those households, 4.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 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

North Carolina 7
South Carolina 7
Virginia 6
Rhode Island 3
Pennsylvania 3
Maryland 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. 267 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Weathers in American newspapers,
1897–1926.

Newspaper page from The Point Pleasant Register carrying the name Weathers
The Point Pleasant Register 1910-11-23
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Weathers
Evening Star 1926-03-07
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Journal carrying the name Weathers
The Indianapolis Journal 1897-11-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 63,124 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Weathers in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

751 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weathers. The most, 154, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 328
New South Wales 254
Victoria 81
Queensland 56
Western Australia 15
ACT (Canberra) 8
Tasmania 8

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

Who carried it

People named Weathers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lawrence Weathers
    Lawrence Weathers 1890–1918 · military personnel
  • William Weathers 1814–1895 · Catholic priest
  • John Henry Weathers 1859–1942 · writer
  • John Weathers 1867–1928 · botanist
  • Ben Weathers 1882–1973 · poet
  • Cop Weathers 1898–1964 · military personnel

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 Weathers,
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 States622 records

622 records of the Weathers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 415
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 165
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Vester F. Weathers

    Born 1922 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Bobby Lynn Weathers

    Born 1948; from Longview, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, warehouse clerk; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 Sally Weathers

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Constellation from Liverpool, aged 38; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 622 records for Weathers 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Canada30 records

30 records of the Weathers name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 28
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Evelyn Hazel Weathers

    Died 1939 in Summerville, Hants, 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 George Seymour Weathers

    Died 1998; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 30 records for Weathers 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 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).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Weathers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Weathers

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Marquis of Huntley, arriving 1825; ticket of leave 1839. Native of London.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frances Mary Weathers

    Arrived in Tasmania in 1836 aboard the Amelia Thompson.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Weathers

    Died 1822 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 27.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Weathers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Weathers 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 L. Weathers

    Manchester 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 J. E. Weathers

    West Yorkshire Regiment. 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 L. C. Weathers

    Stralian Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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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