The Wolverton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,711 people carried this name — #8,828 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,786 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wolverton surname

As an English and Welsh surname

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

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 823 · public domain.

In print

Wolverton in American newspapers,
1917–1918.

Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Wolverton
The Butte Daily Post 1917-06-29
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Wolverton
The Ronan Pioneer 1918-08-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,444 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wolverton in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

325 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wolverton. The most, 95, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 83
Western Australia 74
Victoria 55
Queensland 50
South Australia 47
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

Who carried it

People named Wolverton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Simon Peter Wolverton
    Simon Peter Wolverton 1837–1910 · lawyer
  • Charles E. Wolverton
    Charles E. Wolverton 1851–1926 · judge
  • John M. Wolverton
    John M. Wolverton 1872–1944 · lawyer
  • Harry Wolverton
    Harry Wolverton 1873–1937 · baseball player
  • Charles Anderson Wolverton
    Charles Anderson Wolverton 1880–1969 · lawyer
  • James Wolverton d. 1893 · cowboy

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 Wolverton,
in the records of 3 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 States287 records

287 records of the Wolverton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 162
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James H. Wolverton

    Born 1920 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Indianapolis; window dresser from Clay County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Calcutta Cemetery, Carbon, Indiana.

    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 William Wolverton

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the City of Brooklyn from Liverpool, aged 27; merchant. From Ireland.

    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 Clarence Wolverton

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1962; buried at Marion National Cemetery, Indiana.

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

Showing 3 of 287 records for Wolverton 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Wolverton name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harry Wolverton

    Died 1986; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 Harry Ernest Wolverton

    Died in service in 1917.

    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 H. E. Wolverton

    British Columbia Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Wolverton in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Wolverton name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  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 Joshua Wolverton

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mangles, arriving 1826; ticket of leave 1829.

    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 Smith Wolverton

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1883 aboard the Nagpore.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. 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 Joshua Wolverton

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mangles, arriving 1826; certificate of freedom 1831.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). 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).

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