The Boozer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,208 people carried this name — #7,866 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,095 in 2000.

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In print

Boozer in American newspapers,
1906–1909.

Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Boozer
The Columbus Commercial 1906-04-10
Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Boozer
The Columbus Commercial 1906-04-10
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Boozer
The Tupelo Journal 1909-02-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,423 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Boozer in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

100 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boozer. The most, 30, date from the 1890s. 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 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 57
Victoria 14
Queensland 11
South Australia 10
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Boozer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bob Boozer
    Bob Boozer 1937–2012 · basketball player
  • Marie Boozer d. 1908
  • John Boozer 1938–1986 · baseball player
  • Mel Boozer 1945–1987 · 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 Boozer,
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 States223 records

223 records of the Boozer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 160
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 43
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 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 Thomas L. Boozer

    Born 1907 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; driver from Westchester County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Louisa Boozer

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Noordland from Antwerp, aged 11; farmer. From France; bound for Indianapolis.

    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 Don Allen Boozer

    Born 1943; from Plantersville, Mississippi. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Kien Tuong, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 223 records for Boozer 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 · 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) · 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).

Netherlands18 records

18 records of the Boozer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Fredrik Boozer

    Married in 1840 in Alkmaar; baker. Died 1873 in Alkmaar, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frerik Boozer

    Died 1824 in Scheemda, aged 29; tailor.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elizabeth Boozer

    In the population register of Den Helder; born in Alkmaar.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Boozer in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Boozer name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catherine Boozer

    Married 1840 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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