The Deboer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,798 people carried this name — #4,543 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,456 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Deboer surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From de + boer, literally “the farmer”.

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

In print

Deboer in American newspapers,
1915–1921.

Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Deboer
The Beatrice Daily Express 1915-03-12
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Deboer
The Birmingham Age-herald 1919-10-26
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Deboer
The Washington Times 1921-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,074 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Deboer in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1960s.

28 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deboer. The most, 7, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 7
Western Australia 7
Queensland 4
Victoria 4
South Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

In the public record

People named Deboer,
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 States592 records

592 records of the Deboer name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 435
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 82
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hendrik Deboer

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Veendam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 20; laborer. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arend Deboer

    Born 1929; from Kanabec County, Minnesota. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herman Deboer

    Born 1911 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Des Moines; farmer from Kossuth County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 592 records for Deboer in the United States.

Counts: 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Deboer name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jan Francies Deboer

    Died 2000; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Deboer

    Died 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Vera Grace Deboer

    Died 1947 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Deboer in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Deboer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Peter Deboer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Marlborough, aged 21; Belgian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johannes Deboer

    Retired of Kangaroo Flat, Victoria; died 1991.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Richard Dirk Deboer

    Died 1971 in Wynyard; inquest held in Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Deboer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Deboer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacob Jan Philippus Deboer

    Married in 1824 in Maastricht; sergeant, born 1793 in Duinkerken.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Joséphine Deboer

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1870 in Ougree.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Annie Deboer

    In the population register of Harderwijk.

    Open Archives, Streekarchivariaat Noordwest-Veluwe (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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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