The Chasteen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,805 people carried this name — #8,641 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,802).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Chasteen surname

Americanized spelling of French Chastain.

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

In print

Chasteen in American newspapers,
1920–1929.

Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Chasteen
The Indianapolis Times 1929-07-05
Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Chasteen
The Wheatland World 1920-09-15
Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Chasteen
The Wheatland World 1920-09-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,120 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Chasteen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joe Chasteen 1925–2021 · businessperson
  • Ancil Chasteen 1927–1986 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Chasteen,
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 States188 records

188 records of the Chasteen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 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 James H. Chasteen

    Born 1923 in Iowa. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Dodge Herrold; motion picture projectionist. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1973, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Vaskel T. Chasteen

    Born 1932; from Anderson County, South Carolina. U.S. Army, field artillery cannoneer; killed in action 1951 in South 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 Benjamin Berry Chasteen

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1838, died 1910; buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Belvidere, Tennessee.

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

Showing 3 of 188 records for Chasteen 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) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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