The Burkholder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,532 people carried this name — #3,128 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,600 people counted. That is up 13% from 10,182 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

58 families named Burkholder, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 350 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 55
South Carolina 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 232 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Burkholder in American newspapers,
1896–1914.

Newspaper page from The Wibaux Pioneer carrying the name Burkholder
The Wibaux Pioneer 1914-02-27
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Burkholder
The Laramie Republican 1896-10-26
Newspaper page from Iron County Record carrying the name Burkholder
Iron County Record 1912-06-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,233 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Burkholder in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1930s.

24 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burkholder. The most, 9, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8
South Australia 7
Queensland 3
Victoria 3
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Burkholder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Katharina Burkholder 1694–1748
  • Jacob F. Burkholder 1861–1944 · physician
  • Mabel Burkholder 1881–1973 · writer
  • Walter H. Burkholder 1891–1983 · pathologist
  • Ralph Burkholder 1901–1978 · writer
  • Paul Rufus Burkholder 1903–1972 · curator

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Burkholder,
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 States393 records

393 records of the Burkholder name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 262
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 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 Richard P. Burkholder

    Born 1914 in Illinois. Enlisted 1943 at Cleveland, Ohio; driver from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Charksfield Methodist Cemetery, Wakeman, Ohio.

    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 Larry Gene Burkholder

    Born 1948; from Portland, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Burkholder

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Castalia from Glasgow, aged 25; merchant. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 393 records for Burkholder 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) · 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, 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Burkholder name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Gilbert Burkholder

    Buried in 1968 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elaine Burkholder

    Buried in 1992 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. 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 Milburn Roger Burkholder

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Burkholder in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Burkholder name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eugen Burkholder

    From Otterberg, Pfalz. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 21 November 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 20 May 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 4).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Burkholder

    From Niederauerbach, Pfalz. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 9 December 1914 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 3).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eduard Burkholder

    From Offenbach a. M. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 7 November 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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