The Cofer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,561 people carried this name — #7,315 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,574).

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In print

Cofer in American newspapers,
1888–1916.

Newspaper page from Oxford Eagle carrying the name Cofer
Oxford Eagle 1916-09-21
Newspaper page from Barton County Democrat carrying the name Cofer
Barton County Democrat 1888-04-19
Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Cofer
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1915-04-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,450 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Cofer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Judith Ortiz Cofer
    Judith Ortiz Cofer 1952–2016 · poet
  • Lanell Cofer 1948–2018 · lawyer
  • Mike Cofer 1960–2019 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cofer,
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 States263 records

263 records of the Cofer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Moses A. Cofer

    Born 1898 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; porter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 James Terrell Cofer

    Born 1947; from Covington, Georgia. U.S. Army, observation/scout helicopter repairer; died in an accident 1969 in Pleiku, 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 George Lewis Cofer

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1935, died 2001; buried at Roane Memorial Gardens, Rockwood, Tennessee.

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

Showing 3 of 263 records for Cofer 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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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