The Brewington surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,366 people carried this name — #6,352 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,128 in 2000.

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In print

Brewington in American newspapers,
1929.

Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Brewington
The Ronan Pioneer 1929-04-11
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Brewington
The Ronan Pioneer 1929-04-18
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Brewington
The Poplar Standard 1929-04-11

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

In print

Brewington in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1950s.

44 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brewington. The most, 21, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 18
New South Wales 14
Western Australia 5
Victoria 3
ACT (Canberra) 2
South Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Brewington,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ann Brewington 1889–1993 · university teacher
  • Ida Brewington Pittman 1893–1984 · newspaper proprietor

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

In the public record

People named Brewington,
in the records of 2 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 States283 records

283 records of the Brewington name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 177
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • 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 Raleigh L. Brewington

    Born 1912 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Trenton, New Jersey; cook. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, 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 Harvey Brewington

    Born 1937; from Fayetteville, North Carolina. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Bien Hoa, 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 Omer L. Brewington

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Born 1890, died 1970; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

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

Showing 3 of 283 records for Brewington 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). 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Brewington 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 Mary Brewington

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Ortona, aged 20.

    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 Jane Brewington

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Ortona, aged 58.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Brewington in Australia.

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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