The Birchfield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,852 people carried this name — #8,551 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,778 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Birchfield surname

Variant of Burchfield.

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

In print

Birchfield in American newspapers,
1908–1919.

Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Birchfield
The Hattiesburg News 1910-10-08
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Birchfield
Daily Kennebec Journal 1908-12-18
Newspaper page from Oxford Eagle carrying the name Birchfield
Oxford Eagle 1919-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,315 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Birchfield in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1930s.

42 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Birchfield. The most, 10, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 18
Victoria 15
South Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 2
Queensland 2
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Birchfield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bill Birchfield
    Bill Birchfield 1935–2016 · politician
  • Iveline Emily Pope 1890–1967

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Birchfield,
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 States183 records

183 records of the Birchfield name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 130
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Birchfield

    Born 1925 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; stock clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 William Birchfield

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Baltic from Liverpool, aged 24; laborer. From England.

    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 Oscar K. Birchfield

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1938, died 1998; buried at Winters Cemetery, Harrisburg, North Carolina.

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

Showing 3 of 183 records for Birchfield 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) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

New Zealand11 records

11 records of the Birchfield name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Winifred Jean Birchfield

    Died 1994, aged 71; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martha Birchfield

    Died 1945, aged 82; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Murray Paul Birchfield

    Died 1994, aged 30; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Birchfield in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Birchfield name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Birchfield

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Sydenham, aged 43; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Birchfield

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Roma, aged 33.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Samuel Birchfield

    Died 1887; inquest held in Queensland.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Birchfield in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Birchfield name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 Thomas Ernest Birchfield

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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