The Geter surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,449 people carried this name — #9,431 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,200 in 2000.

Look up another surname

Share

In print

Geter in American newspapers,
1896–1929.

Newspaper page from California Eagle carrying the name Geter
California Eagle 1929-03-15
Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Geter
South Bend News-times 1928-06-27
Newspaper page from New York Journal carrying the name Geter
New York Journal 1896-11-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Geter in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

49 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Geter. The most, 10, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 13
Queensland 12
South Australia 9
Victoria 8
Western Australia 3
Tasmania 2

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

In the public record

People named Geter,
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 States154 records

154 records of the Geter name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 73
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elzie Geter

    Born 1908 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; painter from Kings County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1958, 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. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mathias Geter

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Frisia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 23; farmer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Donald Washington Geter

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1945, died 1988; buried at Natchez National Cemetery, Mississippi.

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

Showing 3 of 154 records for Geter 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Geter.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Geter is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

See the Geter volume
Scroll to Top