The Bixler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,021 people carried this name — #5,754 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,010).

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In print

Bixler in American newspapers,
1902–1921.

Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Bixler
The Laramie Republican 1921-07-25
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Bixler
The Laramie Republican 1921-07-27
Newspaper page from Corvallis Gazette carrying the name Bixler
Corvallis Gazette 1902-05-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Bixler in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1940s.

56 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bixler. The most, 46, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 20
New South Wales 14
Victoria 7
South Australia 6
Western Australia 5
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Bixler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harris Jacob Bixler
    Harris Jacob Bixler 1870–1941 · teacher
  • Augusta Bixler 1838–1921
  • Paul Bixler 1907–1985 · basketball coach
  • Dallas Bixler 1910–1990 · artistic gymnast
  • Russ Bixler 1927–2000 · writer
  • Denny Bixler 1940–1981 · politician

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 Bixler,
in the records of 5 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 States385 records

385 records of the Bixler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 253
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • 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 Floyd M. Bixler

    Born 1909 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; driver from Dauphin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Paxtang Cemetery, Harrisburg, 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 Chjarlotte Bixler

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Eider from Bremen and Southampton, aged 18; farmer. From Erlenbrunn, Germany.

    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 Martin Edward Bixler

    Born 1947; from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, helicopter pilot; killed in action 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 385 records for Bixler 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, 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); 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).

Germany8 records

8 records of the Bixler 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 Friedrich Bixler

    From Bischweiler. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 November 1914 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 67).

    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 Bixler

    From Pirmasens. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 12 September 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 24).

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

Showing 2 of 8 records for Bixler 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).

France2 records

2 records of the Bixler name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hilde Marie Bixler

    Born 1914 in Bischwiller; died 1980 in Haguenau (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lina Bixler

    Born 1898 in Bischwiller; died 1979 in Erstein (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Bixler 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 J. S. Bixler

    Arrived in Victoria in 1917 aboard the Mongara, aged 30.

    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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Bixler name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ellis Bixler

    Died 1930 in Rotterdam, aged 29.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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