The Bice surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,841 people carried this name — #5,117 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,731 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Bice was found among the farmers of Cornwall: 12 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cornwall 12

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Bice in American newspapers,
1874–1912.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Bice
The Salt Lake Tribune 1912-03-17
Newspaper page from The Progressive Farmer carrying the name Bice
The Progressive Farmer 1904-08-09
Newspaper page from Nashville Union And American carrying the name Bice
Nashville Union And American 1874-09-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 177,344 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bice in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

22,195 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bice. The most, 4,668, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 10,659
New South Wales 6,169
Victoria 2,376
Queensland 1,843
Western Australia 611
Tasmania 488
ACT (Canberra) 22
Northern Territory 22

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

Who carried it

People named Bice,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Bice
    John Bice 1853–1923 · politician
  • John Bice
    John Bice 1853–1923 · politician
  • Robert Bice
    Robert Bice 1914–1968 · actor
  • Richard A. Bice
    Richard A. Bice 1917–2008 · engineer
  • Jack Bice 1884–1967 · politician
  • Jack Bice 1884–1967 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bice,
in the records of 4 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 States395 records

395 records of the Bice name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 215
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 87
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 37
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard C. Bice

    Born 1917 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Trenton; metal worker from Hunterdon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    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 Aventurosa Bice

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Massilia from Marseilles and Naples, aged 19; country woman. From Guardia Palicara, Potenza, Italy; bound for Philadelphia.

    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 Douglas Wyatt Bice

    Born 1949; from Sidney, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 395 records for Bice in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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, 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).

Australia144 records

144 records of the Bice name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 56
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 51
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 27
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Bice

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Cuzco, aged 10; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward J. Bice

    Soldier of Balwyn, Victoria; died 1918.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Thomas Bice

    Left Hobart Town in 1846 aboard the Raven, bound for Adelaide, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 144 records for Bice in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Bice name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 8
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Hocken Bice

    Buried in 1973 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 83.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mark Bice

    Died 1915; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

    Died in service in 1958.

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

Showing 3 of 16 records for Bice in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. 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).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Bice name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sally Bice

    Buried in 1903 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 87.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emaline Jane Bice

    Buried in 1885 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 30.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Bice

    Buried in 1940 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 61.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Bice in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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