The Depriest surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,287 people carried this name — #7,744 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,089 in 2000.

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In print

Depriest in American newspapers,
1917–1929.

Newspaper page from The Ironton News carrying the name Depriest — **The Ironton News** 1929-03-20

Newspaper page from Pierre Weekly Free Press carrying the name Depriest — **Pierre Weekly Free Press** 1917-09-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,699 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Depriest,
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 States182 records

182 records of the Depriest name in the United States

U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1

Example: U.S. registration card, 1942

Military record Thomas M. Depriest
Born 1923 in Kansas. Enlisted 1943 at Denver, Colorado; driver from Denver County, Colorado. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Example: U.S. war memorial

War record David Reed Depriest
Born 1946; from Rugby, North Dakota. U.S. Army, combat engineer; killed in action 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864

Burial record Oscar De Priest
Veteran. Born 1890, died 1974; buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, Virginia.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 182 records for Depriest 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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). 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Depriest name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers

Example: U.S. census, 1910

Population register Johannes de Priest
In a population register; "hulponderwijzer", born 1832 in Sluis.
Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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