New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-17
NEW SOCIAL "LOCATER."
Volume Just Issued GiUeS Informa-
ton About Visitors.

New York has become TO such an extent the
tropolis Of the United States and the mecca at
certain times OF the of persons from all parts
OF America that one is often at loss 10 place
visitors from other cities who happen TO be stay
ing in New York. In order TO overcome this DIFF
fculty The Social Register" has provided a new
department and has issued volume, entitled The
Locator" which combines in alphabetical order
the eighty-four thousand FIVE hundred names in
the social registers Of New York. Chicago. Boston
and OF the twenty other principal cities Of the
United States.
1t is now possible to ascertain quickly from what
city a visitor here halls, and 10 what clubs he be-
longs there.
The Locator shows among other things that 14s
Adamses are to be found IN fifteen cities. The "a
Aexanders are found distributed in seventeen cities
whereas there are but 81 Amorys. and they are all
In Boston. There are Y Biddes in Philadelphia 10
only in New York and Washington, but who
really are part of the Philadelphia family. Ihe
Al ApDletons are in only five cities. = OF Wn 3
in Boston. II IN New York. in Philadelphia.
in St Pa and in Baltimore. All the AUchin-
closes. to the number OF II. are in New York.
OF IS Cabots. 90 in Boston. The I3 DaVises
found in eighteen cities.
Characteristics Of the French origin OF St Louis
families are the names Garesche and Cabanne-
AS for Green, there are 81 spelled without the
terminal "e' and 81 with it. The first are 10 be
found IN twelve cities the latter in nine me
JacksOrs are in every city but Oakland.
The Joneses are 10 be found everywhere bu' IN
Providence and Oakland. Eighty are IN New YORK
% each in Boston and North Carolina, 20 each IN
Philadelphia. Chicago and Richmond, l6 in Baltl-
more. Ii In St Louis and z in San Francisco The
163 Kings distributed in nineteenth cities All
the SO Lvingstons but are in New York
The only two names that seem 10 be found IN
every city are the ubiquitous Browns and smiths
or the former The Locator shows $50. los DeinS
in New York, I23 in Philadelphia whereas Bos-
ton boasts only .. New York mOnoDOlizes more
than 10 per cent OF the Browns there being lSt
there whereas they are next most numerous IN Bal
timore (39), while there only Y IN Washington
The numerous ways Of spelling the same name Is
an additional raison detre OF The Locator For
instance there are 80 Clarks without the terminal
''e' and 90 with It. The Clarks Clarkes are 10
be found in eighteen cities The name Beale IS
spelled practically in five ways-Beal Beale BeaIes
Beau and Beais. There - Reads, Il Reeds and
and 81 with only one D. OF the Sturgeses there
are . Sturgis and 81 Sturges.
The numerically predominant names in New York
follows: Smith. 1853. Brown, lS7; White. So;
Morgan 81; Clark, 81; Robinson, ST; Taylor, 50. and
Miller, IS.
The Davis family are the most numerous IN
Washington. but in the instance Of Washington no
one family pretominates 70 any extent. owing 70
the cosmopolitan nature Of It's leading families.
The Smiths lead in Philadelphia with 1G3, after
which comes the name Biddle
Boston is noted for the absence OF the Smiths
and Browns. the three following names apparently
being in the Lead Williams. % Peabody. ~; Cool
idga. -.
In Baltimore the Jenkins to the number OF -
seem to lead; in Chicago the Walkers follow the
Smiths the most important numerically; in
Providence the Aldrichs predominant; in PittsburE.
the LauEhlins in St Louis and st Paul. the
Smiths in Minneapolis the WashbuTns, Winstons
and Woodworths tie
OF the names OF foreign origin. there are ap-
pr0XImately $50 De's go Mes 335 Vans and SO
New York. u IN Washington. 10 in Philadelphia
in Chicago. In Boston. in Providence. + in St
Louis. in Pittsburg in s.. Paul in Minneapolis
IS in San Francisco. in Baltimore. IN Buffalo
IN North Carolina in Charleston. in Savannah.
and in Atlanta, additional Indication Of the
Dutch origin of many New York families