The Easley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,459 people carried this name — #2,212 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 15,902 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

26 families named Easley, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 134 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 10
South Carolina 6
North Carolina 5
Maine 2
Pennsylvania 2
Massachusetts 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Easley in American newspapers,
1887–1916.

Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Easley
The Southern Herald 1887-10-01
Newspaper page from The Hummer carrying the name Easley
The Hummer 1916-02-25
Newspaper page from The Columbus Weekly Dispatch carrying the name Easley
The Columbus Weekly Dispatch 1905-01-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 56,812 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Easley in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

346 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Easley. The most, 138, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 123
Queensland 75
Victoria 60
Western Australia 34
South Australia 33
Tasmania 15
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Easley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ralph Montgomery Easley
    Ralph Montgomery Easley 1856–1939 · teacher
  • Adelaide Easley
    Adelaide Easley 1902–1974 · scientist
  • Mack Easley
    Mack Easley 1916–2006 · judge
  • Annie Easley
    Annie Easley 1932–2011 · engineer
  • Charles W. Easley 1876–1929
  • Constance Mabel Easley 1878–1939 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Easley,
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 States921 records

921 records of the Easley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 564
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 261
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 43
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 30
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Timothy Easley

    Born 1944; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record General S. Easley

    Born 1923 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Forrest; farm hand from Williamson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bucci Easley

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Prinzess Irene from Genoa and Naples, aged 30; farmer. From Maranise, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 921 records for Easley 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Easley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 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 Anne Easley

    Arrived in Queensland in 1854 aboard the General Hewitt, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Oscar Leonard Easley

    Retired of South Vermont, Victoria; died 1995.

    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 Winifrid Easley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1906 aboard the Medic, aged 20.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Easley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Easley name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Easley

    Died 1931; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Lawrence Easley

    Married 1875 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Easley

    Died 1915; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Easley in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Easley name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francis Easley

    Born 1921 in Islington (Angleterre); died 2001 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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