The Bozarth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,531 people carried this name — #9,224 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 83,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,473 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Bozarth surname

Probably a reduced form of Swiss German Bozenhardt.

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

In print

Bozarth in American newspapers,
1884–1925.

Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Bozarth
The Bozeman Courier 1925-11-06
Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Bozarth
The Bozeman Courier 1925-10-23
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Bozarth
Daily Kennebec Journal 1884-05-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,727 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bozarth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Virginia Caroline Reeve 1918–1995

Wikidata (CC0) · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bozarth,
in the records of the United States.

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 States185 records

185 records of the Bozarth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 126
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John T. Bozarth

    Born 1915 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1945 at Camden; painter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at BG William C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey.

    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 Alvin Ray Bozarth

    Born 1946; from Lamont, California. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    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 Harry Newbert Bozarth

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Born 1886, died 1958; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

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

Showing 3 of 185 records for Bozarth 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) · 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); 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).

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