The Arvizu surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,130 people carried this name — #5,664 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,100 people counted. That is up 38% from 4,451 in 2000.

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In print

Arvizu in American newspapers,
1887–1888.

Newspaper page from Springfield Daily Republic carrying the name Arvizu
Springfield Daily Republic 1888-04-23
Newspaper page from The Mitchell Capital carrying the name Arvizu
The Mitchell Capital 1887-03-11
Newspaper page from Eureka Daily Sentinel carrying the name Arvizu
Eureka Daily Sentinel 1887-06-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,119 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Arvizu,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Juan Arvizu
    Juan Arvizu 1900–1985 · actor
  • Manuel Arvizu 1919–2009 · Catholic priest
  • Jorge Arvizu 1932–2014 · dub actor
  • Orlando Arvizu Lara 1946–2024 · 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 Arvizu,
in the records of the United States.

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 States239 records

239 records of the Arvizu name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 178
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 45
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ernesto G. Arvizu

    Born 1921 in Arizona. Enlisted 1942 at Phoenix, from Arizona. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Pirtleville, Arizona.

    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 Xavier Amado Arvizu

    Born 1947; from Monterey Park, California. U.S. Army, cannon crewmember; died of wounds 1969 in Hua Nghia, 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 Eduardo J. Arvizu

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1992; buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

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

Showing 3 of 239 records for Arvizu in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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).

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