The Whetstone surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,064 people carried this name — #5,721 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,611 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Whetstone surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Whetstone’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 805 · public domain.

In print

Whetstone in American newspapers,
1893–1923.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Whetstone
The Washington Daily News 1923-10-17
Newspaper page from The New York Herald carrying the name Whetstone
The New York Herald 1922-12-26
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Whetstone
The Freeman 1893-05-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,623 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Whetstone in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

1,047 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Whetstone. The most, 184, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 6.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 695
New South Wales 158
Queensland 117
Western Australia 33
Victoria 27
Tasmania 16

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

Who carried it

People named Whetstone,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Whetstone
    William Whetstone d. 1711 · naval officer
  • Mary J. Snoddy Whetstone
    Mary J. Snoddy Whetstone 1849–1929 · physician
  • Barnard Whetstone d. 1624 · politician
  • Joseph Whetstone 1847–
  • Mary Whetstone 1849–
  • Herbert Bakewell Whetstone 1861–1913

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 Whetstone,
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 States264 records

264 records of the Whetstone name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 171
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record David F. Whetstone

    Born 1904 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

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

    Arrived at Boston in 1884 aboard the Catalonia from Liverpool, aged 48; matron. From England; bound for Lawrence.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert Cluney Whetstone

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1997; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 264 records for Whetstone in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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 · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Whetstone name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Whetstone

    Sailed from Victoria in 1900 aboard the Warrigal II, bound for London, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas William Whetstone

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1967.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Whetstone in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Whetstone name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Whetstone

    Buried in 1966 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. 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 Hugh Webster Whetstone

    Died in service in 1918.

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

    Manitoba Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Whetstone in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Whetstone 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. W. Whetstone

    Gunner, Royal Field 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 W. Whetstone

    West Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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 W. H. Whetstone

    Lieutenant. 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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Whetstone 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 Guy Whetstone

    Died 1929, aged 52; buried at Bromley 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).

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