The Bahena surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,983 people carried this name — #3,571 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,600 people counted. That is up 60% from 6,240 in 2000.

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In print

Bahena in American newspapers,
1900–1922.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Bahena
La Prensa 1922-06-28
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Bahena
La Prensa 1920-08-02
Newspaper page from Richmond Planet carrying the name Bahena
Richmond Planet 1900-06-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Bahena,
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 States10 records

10 records of the Bahena name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lazaro A. Bahena

    Born 1916 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Los Angeles, California; driver from Los Angeles County, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Hector Bahena

    Born 1923 in Mexico Cit, Mexico. Entered the United States at Calexico in 1948. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Maria B. Bahena

    Born 1906 in Santiago, Mexico. Entered the United States at Hidalgo in 1948. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Bahena 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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