The Beachy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,102 people carried this name — #6,636 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,800 people counted. That is up 25% from 4,069 in 2000.

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In print

Beachy in American newspapers,
1918–1925.

Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Beachy
The Harlem News 1918-03-15
Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Beachy
The Kevin Review 1925-07-23
Newspaper page from The Morgan City Daily Review carrying the name Beachy
The Morgan City Daily Review 1918-08-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,761 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Beachy in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

65 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beachy. The most, 34, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 18
South Australia 15
Victoria 13
Queensland 10
Tasmania 5
Western Australia 4

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

In the public record

People named Beachy,
in the records of 2 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 States30 records

30 records of the Beachy name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Furling E. Beachy

    Born 1920 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Altoona; farmer from Somerset County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Beachy

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Hitchcock from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    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 Frank Beachy

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1900, died 1962; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 30 records for Beachy in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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); 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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Beachy name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Beachy

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Great Britain, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Eliza Beachy

    Born 1823 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Beachy in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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