The Beckner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,516 people carried this name — #6,199 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,235 in 2000.

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In print

Beckner in American newspapers,
1895–1919.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Beckner
The Anaconda Standard 1895-06-26
Newspaper page from The Free Press carrying the name Beckner
The Free Press 1919-03-20
Newspaper page from Manchester Democrat carrying the name Beckner
Manchester Democrat 1905-01-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,226 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Beckner in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1930s.

23 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beckner. The most, 5, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 7
Queensland 5
South Australia 4
New South Wales 3
Tasmania 2
Victoria 2

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

Who carried it

People named Beckner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William M. Beckner
    William M. Beckner 1841–1910 · judge
  • Jack Beckner
    Jack Beckner 1930–2016 · gymnast
  • Dick Beckner 1927–1997 · artistic gymnast
  • Morton O. Beckner 1928–2001 · author
  • John Beckner 1932–2011 · botanist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Beckner,
in the records of 3 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 States323 records

323 records of the Beckner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 186
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 73
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • 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 Joseph N. Beckner

    Born 1909 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles; plumber from Los Angeles County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Johanne Louise from Bremen, aged 54; mealer. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Malcolm Beckner

    Born 1938; from Buchanan, Virginia. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1964 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 323 records for Beckner 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany10 records

10 records of the Beckner name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ferdinand Beckner

    From Kattern. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 28 January 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 153).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Beckner

    From Moditten, Mohrungen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 March 1915.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 10 records for Beckner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Beckner name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ward Joseph Beckner

    Buried in 1987 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary R. Beckner

    Buried in 1950 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Kenneth Stanley Beckner

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Beckner in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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