The Youmans surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,092 people carried this name — #6,647 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,989 in 2000.

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In print

Youmans in American newspapers,
1893–1919.

Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Youmans
The Glasgow Courier 1919-05-23
Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name Youmans
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1893-12-17
Newspaper page from Kansas City Journal carrying the name Youmans
Kansas City Journal 1898-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,936 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Youmans in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

139 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Youmans. The most, 30, date from the 1940s. 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 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 107
Queensland 14
Victoria 10
South Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Youmans,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward L. Youmans
    Edward L. Youmans 1821–1887 · writer
  • Letitia Youmans
    Letitia Youmans 1827–1896 · activist
  • Henry M. Youmans
    Henry M. Youmans 1832–1920 · politician
  • William Jay Youmans
    William Jay Youmans 1838–1901 · writer
  • Vincent Youmans 1794–1888
  • Earl S. Youmans 1825–1909 · politician

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 Youmans,
in the records of 2 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 States455 records

455 records of the Youmans name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 178
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 105
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 88
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 64
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George D. Youmans

    Born 1914 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Portland, Oregon; welder from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Dan Randel Youmans

    Born 1942; from Jacksonville, Florida. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry unit leader; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Youmans

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Edinburgh from Liverpool, aged 34; doctor. From Scotland.

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

Showing 3 of 455 records for Youmans in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Youmans name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sheryl Ann Youmans

    Died 1956; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  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 Frederick Aleck Youmans

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ezekiel Youmans

    Listed at Shelburne, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1786.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Youmans in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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