The Whittemore surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,256 people carried this name — #6,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,178 in 2000.

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In print

Whittemore in American newspapers,
1902–1926.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Whittemore
San Antonio Light 1926-04-28
Newspaper page from Audubon County Journal carrying the name Whittemore
Audubon County Journal 1902-03-13
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Whittemore
The Montgomery Advertiser 1926-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 57,612 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Whittemore in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

215 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Whittemore. The most, 74, 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 New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 147
Victoria 38
Queensland 8
South Australia 8
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Whittemore,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Williams Howe Whittemore
    Williams Howe Whittemore 1800–1885
  • Benjamin Franklin Whittemore
    Benjamin Franklin Whittemore 1824–1894 · politician
  • Samuel Whittemore 1696–1793 · farmer
  • William Whittemore 1772–
  • Alvan Fosdick Whittemore 1796–1869
  • Alvan Fosdick Whittemore 1796–1867

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Whittemore,
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 States577 records

577 records of the Whittemore name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 244
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 126
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 91
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 79
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • 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 John D. Whittemore

    Born 1917 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; driver from Clark County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Riverside Cemetery, Withee, Wisconsin.

    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 James David Whittemore

    Born 1931; from Willow Lake, South Dakota. U.S. Marine Corps; declared dead 1953 in Korea. Buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Samuel Whittemore

    Arrived at New York in 1834 aboard the Trusty from London, aged 39; school master. From Great Britain.

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

Showing 3 of 577 records for Whittemore in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Whittemore name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 22
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frank A. Whittemore

    Died 1941 in Upper Rawdon, 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 Arthur Lee Whittemore

    Died 1974; 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 Thomas James Whittemore

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 25 records for Whittemore 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).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Whittemore name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Whittemore

    Died 1869 in Port Sorell, Tasmania, aged 38.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Louisa May Whittemore

    Of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1991.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 8 records for Whittemore 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: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Whittemore name in the United Kingdom Welsh wills index cards
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harry Whittemore

    Will proved in 1938; of Carnarvon, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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