The Gilstrap surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,954 people carried this name — #6,808 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,933).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Gilstrap surname

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place; the first element is unclear, while the second is Old English þorp (“village”).

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

In print

Gilstrap in American newspapers,
1920–1923.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Gilstrap
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-09-03
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Gilstrap
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-10-03
Newspaper page from The Indian Leader carrying the name Gilstrap
The Indian Leader 1923-05-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,823 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Gilstrap,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sam P. Gilstrap
    Sam P. Gilstrap 1907–1989 · diplomat
  • Anna Sophia Gilstrap d. 1940
  • William Gilstrap 1774–
  • Joseph Gilstrap 1785–1869
  • Elizabeth Welsh 1789–1826
  • Sir William Gilstrap 1816–1896 · maltster

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 Gilstrap,
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 States205 records

205 records of the Gilstrap name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 150
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Nolen T. Gilstrap

    Born 1908 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; construction worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Danny Lynn Gilstrap

    Born 1945; from Sherman, Texas. U.S. Army, field artillery unit commander; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, 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 Larry W. Gilstrap

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 2001; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 205 records for Gilstrap 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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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