The Epperson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,884 people carried this name — #2,798 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 12,400 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Epperson surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Ebb’.

An early record he cites: Thomas Ebson, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Ebbs, Epps, Eppson, Epperson and Epp.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 263 · public domain.

In print

Epperson in American newspapers,
1924–1929.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Epperson
The Washington Daily News 1924-01-11
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Epperson
The Washington Daily News 1924-01-11
Newspaper page from The Indian Leader carrying the name Epperson
The Indian Leader 1929-04-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,208 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Epperson in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

67 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Epperson. The most, 47, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 34
New South Wales 16
Victoria 8
Queensland 7
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Epperson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harold G. Epperson
    Harold G. Epperson 1923–1944
  • Frank Epperson 1894–1983 · businessperson
  • Charlie Epperson 1919–1996 · basketball player
  • Don Epperson 1938–1973 · actor

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 Epperson,
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 States662 records

662 records of the Epperson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 449
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 175
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold E. Epperson

    Born 1916 in Missouri. Enlisted 1945 at Fort George G Meade, Maryland; plumber. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Nowata, Oklahoma.

    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 Roy Allen Epperson

    Born 1950; from Phoenix, Arizona. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    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 Eric C. Epperson

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1961, died 1991; buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

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

Showing 3 of 662 records for Epperson 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Epperson name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Epperson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1853 aboard the Yarra Yarra II, bound for Launceston, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

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