The Allred surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,526 people carried this name — #1,947 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,900 people counted. That is up 9% from 16,951 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Allred surname

Reduced variant of Aldred.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Allred» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Allred in American newspapers,
1898–1903.

Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Allred
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1903-12-02
Newspaper page from Bismarck Daily Tribune carrying the name Allred
Bismarck Daily Tribune 1903-11-30
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Allred
The Herald 1898-02-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 56,397 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Allred in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

1,167 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Allred. The most, 203, date from the 1910s. Victoria 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 Tasmania, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 481
New South Wales 291
Tasmania 151
Queensland 148
South Australia 68
Western Australia 26
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Allred,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Allred
    James Allred 1899–1959 · judge
  • Ellen Pemberton 1638–1684
  • Levi J. Allred 1829– · politician
  • Mildred Elizabeth Allred 1898–1980
  • Barbara Alice Mock 1918–1998 · botanical collector
  • Dorald M. Allred 1923–1996 · scientist

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 Allred,
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 States693 records

693 records of the Allred name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 544
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 112
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert W. Allred

    Born 1924 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; route man from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Orin Larry Allred

    Born 1946; from Casa Grande, Arizona. U.S. Army, radio operator; killed in action 1965 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John H. Allred

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1946; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 693 records for Allred in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Allred name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Martin Willard Allred

    Buried in 1986 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

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

    Died in service in 1920.

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Allred in Canada.

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

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Allred 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 Arthur Allred

    Died 1966, aged 86; buried at Memorial Park 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Allred name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Allred

    Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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