The Criswell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,077 people carried this name — #4,401 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (8,038).

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In print

Criswell in American newspapers,
1903–1923.

Newspaper page from The Clovis News carrying the name Criswell
The Clovis News 1916-11-23
Newspaper page from The Evening Statesman carrying the name Criswell
The Evening Statesman 1903-12-07
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald And The Lusk Standard carrying the name Criswell
The Lusk Herald And The Lusk Standard 1923-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,643 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Criswell in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1920s.

30 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Criswell. The most, 10, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 11
New South Wales 6
Queensland 6
ACT (Canberra) 2
South Australia 2
Western Australia 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Criswell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wallie Amos Criswell 1909–2002 · pastor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Criswell,
in the records of 2 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 States427 records

427 records of the Criswell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 295
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • 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 Ben S. Criswell

    Born 1918 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas, from Catron County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    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 Robert Reed Criswell

    Born 1947; from San Francisco, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Criswell

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the New World from Liverpool, aged 34; smith. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 427 records for Criswell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). 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).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Criswell name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Criswell

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Coromandel, arriving 1804; ticket of leave 1834.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur Criswell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1910 aboard the Ophir, aged 42.

    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 Mary Criswell

    Arrived in Tasmania in 1843 aboard the King William from London.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Criswell in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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