The Chism surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,253 people carried this name — #4,307 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,030 in 2000.

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In print

Chism in American newspapers,
1901–1908.

Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Chism
The Spokane Press 1908-02-18
Newspaper page from The St. Louis Republic carrying the name Chism
The St. Louis Republic 1902-01-19
Newspaper page from Watertown Republican carrying the name Chism
Watertown Republican 1901-05-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Chism in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

33 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chism. The most, 8, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 7
South Australia 7
Victoria 7
Queensland 5
Western Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1
Tasmania 1

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

In the public record

People named Chism,
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 States420 records

420 records of the Chism name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 279
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 103
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • 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 George A. Chism

    Born 1922 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1943 at Louisville; bookkeeper from Jefferson County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Lebanon National Cemetery, Kentucky.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the Elysia from Glasgow, aged 40; servant. From Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record David Michael Chism

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 1996; buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada.

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

Showing 3 of 420 records for Chism 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Chism name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Chism

    Sailed from Victoria in 1878 aboard the Gleaner, bound for Greymouth, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record James Daniel Chism

    Born 1878 in Morven, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Elizabeth Connolly Chism

    Born 1840 in Evandale, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Chism name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James Chism

    Listed at Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record George W. Chism

    Born 1866 in Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

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

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Chism name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christopher Chism

    Married in 1736 in Rotterdam; born in Straglas.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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