The Autrey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,177 people carried this name — #7,924 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,922 in 2000.

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In print

Autrey in American newspapers,
1910–1913.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Autrey
The Topeka State Journal 1910-03-28
Newspaper page from The Canon City Record With Which Is Consolidated The Canon City Cannon carrying the name Autrey
The Canon City Record With Which Is Consolidated The Canon City Cannon 1913-09-04
Newspaper page from The Hartford Herald carrying the name Autrey
The Hartford Herald 1910-03-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,703 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Autrey in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

91 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Autrey. The most, 34, 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 73
Victoria 5
Queensland 4
South Australia 4
Western Australia 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Autrey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Herman Autrey 1904–1980 · jazz musician
  • Billy Autrey 1933–2020 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Autrey,
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 States199 records

199 records of the Autrey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • 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 Eddie L. Kk Autrey

    Born 1922 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Benning, Georgia; cook from Escambia County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Fairview Cemetery, Atmore, Alabama.

    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 James Harold Autrey

    Born 1948; from Dallas, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 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 Billy Gene Autrey

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1934, died 2000; buried at Hagy Cemetery, Dexter, Missouri.

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

Showing 3 of 199 records for Autrey 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). 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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