The Clevenger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,428 people carried this name — #2,889 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 12,146 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Clevenger surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From claviger, an occupational surname for a keyholder.

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

In print

Clevenger in American newspapers,
1874–1921.

Newspaper page from The Ouachita Telegraph carrying the name Clevenger
The Ouachita Telegraph 1874-09-25
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Clevenger
Great Falls Tribune 1921-11-24
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Clevenger
Great Falls Tribune 1921-11-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,121 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Clevenger in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1940s.

30 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clevenger. The most, 10, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 18
Western Australia 8
Queensland 3
Victoria 1

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

Who carried it

People named Clevenger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Shobal Vail Clevenger
    Shobal Vail Clevenger 1812–1843 · sculptor
  • Shobal Vail Clevenger, Jr.
    Shobal Vail Clevenger, Jr. 1843–1920 · psychiatrist
  • Zora Clevenger
    Zora Clevenger 1881–1970 · baseball manager
  • Cliff Clevenger
    Cliff Clevenger 1885–1960 · politician
  • Cloyd Peart Clevenger
    Cloyd Peart Clevenger 1898–1964 · aircraft pilot
  • Arthur Wilbur Clevenger 1887– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Clevenger,
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 States583 records

583 records of the Clevenger name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 407
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 140
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry Clevenger

    Born 1903 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1942 at Camden; construction worker from Camden County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    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 Daniel John Clevenger

    Born 1946; from Pueblo, Colorado. U.S. Marine Corps, radio telegraph operator; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    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 Robert W. Clevenger

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1936, died 1999; buried at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Salinas, California.

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

Showing 3 of 583 records for Clevenger 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Clevenger name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Clevenger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1903 aboard the Omrah, aged 11.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 John Clevenger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1903 aboard the Omrah, aged 7.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Clevenger 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Clevenger name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sophi Lee Clevenger

    Died 1951; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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