The Whited surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,482 people carried this name — #4,739 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 7,549 in 2000.

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In print

Whited in American newspapers,
1894–1919.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Whited
The Birmingham Age-herald 1918-06-27
Newspaper page from The Wadsworth Dispatch carrying the name Whited
The Wadsworth Dispatch 1894-12-01
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Whited
The Montgomery Advertiser 1919-02-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Whited in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

141 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Whited. The most, 24, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 38
Victoria 38
New South Wales 29
Tasmania 18
Western Australia 12
South Australia 5
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Whited,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marvin Whited 1918–1957 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Whited,
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 States372 records

372 records of the Whited name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 237
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 22
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • 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 Clarence Whited

    Born 1912 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; driver from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, 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 Roy N. Whited

    From St Louis County, Missouri. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Leo H. Whited

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 1993; buried at Somerford Twp Cemetery, London, Ohio.

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

Showing 3 of 372 records for Whited 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) · 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). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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