The Byars surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,683 people carried this name — #5,223 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,573 in 2000.

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In print

Byars in American newspapers,
1887–1921.

Newspaper page from The Neshoba Democrat carrying the name Byars
The Neshoba Democrat 1921-06-16
Newspaper page from Butte Semi-weekly Miner carrying the name Byars
Butte Semi-weekly Miner 1887-06-11
Newspaper page from Iuka Reporter carrying the name Byars
Iuka Reporter 1894-01-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,141 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Byars in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

193 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Byars. The most, 33, date from the 1920s. Victoria 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 South Australia, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 71
South Australia 55
Queensland 21
New South Wales 19
Western Australia 14
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Byars,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Raymond Byars
    Henry Raymond Byars 1899–1952
  • Tommy Byars
    Tommy Byars 1928–2017 · motorcycle racer
  • Louis Thomas Byars 1906–1969 · physician
  • Betsy Byars 1928–2020 · writer
  • James Lee Byars 1932–1997 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Byars,
in the records of 4 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 States390 records

390 records of the Byars name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 247
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 97
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 18
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • 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 John R. Byars

    Born 1926 in California. Enlisted 1946 at San Francisco; undertaker from Fresno County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, California.

    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 Earnest Ray Byars

    Born 1948; from Houston, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Byars

    Arrived at New York in 1864 aboard the James Foster Jr. from Liverpool, aged 23; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 390 records for Byars 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) · 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Byars name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ethel C. Byars

    Buried in 1984 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 72.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Peter Ferguson Copland Byars

    Died 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 15 records for Byars in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Byars name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Byars

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the General Gordon, aged 20; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Anderson Frederick Byars

    Retired pastry cook of North Geelong, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Byars

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Garonne, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Byars 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Byars name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Byars

    Buried in 1961 at Valley Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 69.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie Jane Byars

    Buried in 1969 at Valley Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 78.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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