The Bumgardner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,264 people carried this name — #7,783 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,107 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bumgardner surname

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], variant of Baumgartner.

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

In print

Bumgardner in American newspapers,
1867–1928.

Newspaper page from The Spirit Of Democracy carrying the name Bumgardner
The Spirit Of Democracy 1867-01-01
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Bumgardner
The Bossier Banner 1900-10-25
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Bumgardner
Evening Star 1928-12-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,597 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bumgardner in Australian newspapers,
the 1930s.

45 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bumgardner. The most, 43, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2

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

Who carried it

People named Bumgardner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dana Bumgardner
    Dana Bumgardner 1954–2021 · politician
  • Albert Orin Bumgardner 1923–1987 · architect
  • Rex Bumgardner 1923–1998 · American football player
  • Max Bumgardner 1923–2005 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bumgardner,
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 States225 records

225 records of the Bumgardner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 170
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 46
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles I. Bumgardner

    Born 1921 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Thomas Newport; farm hand from Rowan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Morehead, Kentucky.

    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 Fred C. Bumgardner

    Born 1932; from Stanislaus County, California. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North 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 Terry L. Bumgardner

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1953, died 1985; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 225 records for Bumgardner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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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