The Burgett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,399 people carried this name — #6,323 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,060 in 2000.

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In print

Burgett in American newspapers,
1909–1912.

Newspaper page from Weekly Journal-miner carrying the name Burgett
Weekly Journal-miner 1909-02-10
Newspaper page from The Prescott Daily News carrying the name Burgett
The Prescott Daily News 1912-10-12
Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Burgett
The Detroit Times 1912-10-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,757 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Burgett in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

391 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burgett. The most, 112, 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 New South Wales, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 347
Victoria 17
Queensland 15
South Australia 6
Tasmania 2
Western Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Burgett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Raymond Gayle Burgett
    Raymond Gayle Burgett 1934–2020 · teacher
  • Donald Burgett 1925–2017 · writer

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 Burgett,
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 States293 records

293 records of the Burgett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 157
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Elroy F. Burgett

    Born 1927; from Chemung County, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph O. Burgett

    Born 1909 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; auto mechanic from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Burgett

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Richard Morse from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 293 records for Burgett 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 · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Burgett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Haughton Burgett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Ben Cruachan, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Annie Burgett

    Married 1892 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Haughton J. F. Burgett

    Of Lismore, New South Wales; died 1916.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Burgett in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Burgett name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Alfred Burgett

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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