The Archie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,035 people carried this name — #4,990 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 6,487 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 40 people named Archie live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

West Flanders 40

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Archie.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Nord 11
Aisne 2
Oise 2
Somme 2
Pas-de-Calais 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Archie in American newspapers,
1885–1908.

Newspaper page from Morning Appeal carrying the name Archie
Morning Appeal 1888-09-30
Newspaper page from Evening Capital carrying the name Archie
Evening Capital 1885-02-04
Newspaper page from The Batesburg Advocate carrying the name Archie
The Batesburg Advocate 1908-03-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,881 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Archie in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2010s.

62,405 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Archie. The most, 15,158, date from the 1930s. 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 Queensland, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 20,131
Queensland 16,671
Victoria 11,430
Western Australia 6,272
South Australia 5,277
Tasmania 2,284
ACT (Canberra) 152
Northern Territory 54

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

Who carried it

People named Archie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Will Archie
    Will Archie 1884–1967 · actor
  • Bill Archie d. 2022 · coach
  • George Archie 1914–2001 · baseball player
  • William Archie 1925–1991 · painter

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 Archie,
in the records of 6 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 States367 records

367 records of the Archie name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 204
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 23
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edwin D. Archie

    Born 1924 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Abilene; driver from Coleman County. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Holly Hills Memorial Park, Granbury, Texas.

    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 Natale Archie

    Arrived at New York in 1905 aboard the Hamburg from Genoa and Naples, aged 41; worker. From Faicchio, Benevento, Italy; bound for New Haven.

    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 Fred Robert Archie

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 1975; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 367 records for Archie 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia58 records

58 records of the Archie name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 51
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Archie

    Died 1903 in Stowport, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1903.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah Ann Archie

    Born 1876 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1899 in Ringarooma, Tasmania, aged 22.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Thomas Archie

    Arrived in Queensland in 1882 aboard the Southesk, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for Archie in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Archie 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 Yvonne Zulma Archie

    Born 1921 in Lappion; died 1973 in Saint-Quentin (Aisne).

    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 Arthur Archie

    Born 1937 in Linselles; died 1981 in Wervicq-Sud (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Joseph Archie

    Born 1892 in Roncq; died 1982 in Roncq (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Archie in France.

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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Archie name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Archie

    Died 1909 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Georgina Minnie Archie

    Died 1974; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 Steve Archie

    Died in service in 1943.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Archie in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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 Zealand2 records

2 records of the Archie 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 William Archie

    Died 1942, aged 59; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Laura Campbell Archie

    Died 1955, aged 63; buried at Waimairi 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).

Belgium2 records

2 records of the Archie name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ivo Archie

    Died 1899 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mathilde Archie

    Died 1893 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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