The Burwell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,193 people carried this name — #5,613 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,966 in 2000.

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In print

Burwell in American newspapers,
1900–1919.

Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Burwell
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1900-07-02
Newspaper page from Svět = World carrying the name Burwell
Svět = World 1919-02-08
Newspaper page from Hot Springs Weekly Star carrying the name Burwell
Hot Springs Weekly Star 1909-07-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 66,041 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Burwell in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

318 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burwell. The most, 63, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 96
Western Australia 90
Queensland 52
South Australia 35
Victoria 31
Tasmania 9
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Burwell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George W. Burwell d. 1873 · physician
  • Edmund Burwell 1500–1561
  • Nicholas Burwell 1517–1583
  • Edmund Burwell 1574–1652
  • Thomas Burwell 1603–1673 · politician
  • Jeffrey Burwell 1606–1684 · lawyer

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

In the public record

People named Burwell,
in the records of 5 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 States452 records

452 records of the Burwell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 213
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 102
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 74
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • 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 William H. Burwell

    Born 1903 in Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; janitor from Kings County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Langdon Gates Burwell

    Born 1944; from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. U.S. Marine Corps, radio telegraph operator; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 Walter Burwell

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Yorktown from London, aged 19; laborer. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 452 records for Burwell 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Australia60 records

60 records of the Burwell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 51
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Daniel Burwell

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Hyderabad, sailing from Downs in 1844. Native of Yarmouth, Hampshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Jack Burwell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1923 aboard the Orvieto, aged 17.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick W. Burwell

    Architect of Armadale, Victoria; died 1915.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Burwell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Burwell name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Burwell

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Sarmatian, landing at Ptland, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Annie May Burwell

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 81.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edith May Burwell

    Died 1907 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Burwell in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Burwell name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Philip James Burwell

    Died 1972 in Eindhoven.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Burwell in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Burwell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. H. Burwell

    Norfolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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