The Widner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,992 people carried this name — #8,299 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 4,130 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

70 people named Widner is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 70

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Widner in American newspapers,
1907–1922.

Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo And Tourist's Register carrying the name Widner
The White Mountain Echo And Tourist's Register 1907-09-07
Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo carrying the name Widner
The White Mountain Echo 1922-09-16
Newspaper page from Mountain Advocate carrying the name Widner
Mountain Advocate 1910-01-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,713 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Widner in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1940s.

106 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Widner. The most, 28, 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 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 47
Victoria 28
Queensland 13
Western Australia 11
Tasmania 4
South Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Widner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nils Widner
    Nils Widner 1870–1940 · priest
  • Ivar Widner
    Ivar Widner 1891–1973 · composer
  • Gustaf Widner 1893–1968 · politician
  • Arne Widner 1911–1972 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Widner,
in the records of 7 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 States283 records

283 records of the Widner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 86
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 40
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 40
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • 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. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Danny Lee Widner

    Born 1942; from Graham, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; declared dead 1968 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Pioneer Cemetery, Graham, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene S. Widner

    Born 1921 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McClellan; farm hand from Morgan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Roselawn Cemetery, Decatur, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Marie Widner

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Amerique from Havre, aged 2; farmer. From Ohtringen, Switzerland; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 283 records for Widner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands22 records

22 records of the Widner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
  • Dutch population registers 8
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jenneke Widner

    Died 1883 in Brakel, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Mechelina Widner

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1896 in Tiel.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieternella Widner

    Married in 1881 in Woudrichem; born 1859 in Woudrichem.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Widner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Widner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Theodor Widner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Zieten, aged 39.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Phillipp Widner

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1884.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Percy Widner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Zieten, aged 3.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Widner in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Widner name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 3
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Widner

    From Alpirsbach, Oberndorf. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 September 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 249).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Josefa Widner

    Estate settled at Bingen in 1820.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Martin Widner

    From Hattenhausen, Oberpf. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 6 September 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Widner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Widner name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Scott Widner

    Buried in 1974 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 88.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Finley Morse Widner

    Buried in 1939 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Widner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Edith Widner

    Born 1896 in Switzerland; died 1991 in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Emile Widner

    Born 1906 in Strasbourg; died 1988 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Widner 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 Ernest Widner

    Died 1900, aged 45; buried at Addington 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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