The Frierson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,923 people carried this name — #5,838 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,631 in 2000.

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In print

Frierson in American newspapers,
1855–1919.

Newspaper page from Butte Record carrying the name Frierson
Butte Record 1855-05-19
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Frierson
The Freeman 1887-09-28
Newspaper page from The Colorado Statesman carrying the name Frierson
The Colorado Statesman 1919-09-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,240 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Frierson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1940s.

36 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frierson. The most, 8, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 12
Victoria 8
New South Wales 6
South Australia 6
Queensland 2
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Frierson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William L. Frierson
    William L. Frierson 1868–1953 · judge
  • Andrew Frierson
    Andrew Frierson 1902–1982 · military personnel
  • Lorraine Screven Frierson 1861–1933 · zoologist
  • Gordon Frierson 1872–1951 · lawyer
  • Charles Davis Frierson 1877–1947 · judge
  • William C. Frierson 1897–1955 · university teacher

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 Frierson,
in the records of the United States.

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 States305 records

305 records of the Frierson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 112
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alfonso Frierson

    Born 1916 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at New York City; driver from Bronx County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Eddie Tyree Frierson

    Born 1942; from Houston, Texas. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Ngai, 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 Little Wade Frierson

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1958; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

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

Showing 3 of 305 records for Frierson 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

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