The Driggers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,641 people carried this name — #4,648 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,243 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Driggers surname

Origin unidentified.

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

In print

Driggers in American newspapers,
1878–1921.

Newspaper page from The Bienville Democrat carrying the name Driggers
The Bienville Democrat 1919-05-15
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Driggers
The Portland Daily Press 1878-06-08
Newspaper page from The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel carrying the name Driggers
The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel 1921-10-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,783 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Driggers,
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 States327 records

327 records of the Driggers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 257
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 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
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clyde J. Driggers

    Born 1920 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Livingston; aircraft worker from Lincoln Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Hamiliton Cemetery, Bastrop, Louisiana.

    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 Driggers

    Born 1932; from Charleston County, South Carolina. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    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 Authur Jenkins Driggers

    U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Born 1897, died 1967; buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 327 records for Driggers 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) · 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Driggers name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Annie Driggers

    Died 1902 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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