The Bivens surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,603 people carried this name — #3,701 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 9,113 in 2000.

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In print

Bivens in American newspapers,
1914.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Bivens
Evening Star 1914-02-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Bivens
Evening Star 1914-02-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Bivens
Evening Star 1914-02-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,149 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bivens in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

1,751 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bivens. The most, 954, 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 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,708
Queensland 19
Victoria 7
ACT (Canberra) 6
South Australia 4
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Bivens,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elsie Bivens Darbee 1912–1980 · fly fisherman

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bivens,
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 States433 records

433 records of the Bivens name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 284
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 115
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George E. Bivens

    Born 1918 in Delaware. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, Delaware.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bennie M. Bivens

    Born 1932; from Kings County, California. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jesse Bivens

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1893, died 1969; buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

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

Showing 3 of 433 records for Bivens 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Bivens name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Alice Bivens

    Died 1916; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 1 of 2 records for Bivens in Canada.

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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Bivens name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Bivens

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Medina, aged 18; 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 Michael Bivens

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Medina, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: 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).

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