The Baumgardner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,877 people carried this name — #5,869 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,856).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Baumgardner surname

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], variant of Baumgartner.

Borrowed from German Baumgartner, influenced by Gardner.

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

In print

Baumgardner in American newspapers,
1912–1913.

Newspaper page from The Ekalaka Eagle carrying the name Baumgardner
The Ekalaka Eagle 1912-07-26
Newspaper page from The Kenna Record carrying the name Baumgardner
The Kenna Record 1913-06-13
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald carrying the name Baumgardner
The Lusk Herald 1913-06-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,073 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Baumgardner in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

179 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Baumgardner. The most, 59, date from the 1950s. 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 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 162
Tasmania 2
Victoria 1

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

Who carried it

People named Baumgardner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Baumgardner
    George Baumgardner 1891–1970 · baseball player
  • Herbert Wycliffe Baumgardner 1897– · psychologist
  • Joe Billy Baumgardner 1925– · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Baumgardner,
in the records of 5 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 States393 records

393 records of the Baumgardner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 260
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 82
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Raymond Baumgardner

    Born 1927; from Lawrence County, South Dakota. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George A. Baumgardner

    Born 1917 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Philadelphia; sales clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Cape May County Veterans Cemetery, Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Clara Baumgardner

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Cella from London, aged 28; farmer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 393 records for Baumgardner 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Baumgardner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Baumgardner

    Married in 1825 in 's-Gravenhage; carpenter.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rosalie Baumgardner

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1836 in Breda N Br.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Baumgardner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Baumgardner 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 Suzanne Baumgardner

    Born 1897 in Montélimar; died 1977 in Montélimar (Drôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Lea Baumgardner

    Born 1898 in Faverois; died 1979 in Faverois (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Baumgardner name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Orville Cooley Baumgardner

    Died 1951; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Baumgardner name in Australia NSW convict, estate and railway indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adolph Augustus Baumgardner

    Of Major's Creek, New South Wales; died 1927.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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