The Gordy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,225 people carried this name — #7,838 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,140 in 2000.

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In print

Gordy in American newspapers,
1900–1927.

Newspaper page from The Chattanooga News carrying the name Gordy
The Chattanooga News 1919-09-17
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Messenger carrying the name Gordy
The Semi-weekly Messenger 1900-08-28
Newspaper page from Chicago Citizen carrying the name Gordy
Chicago Citizen 1927-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,969 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gordy in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

64 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gordy. The most, 12, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 25
New South Wales 13
Queensland 12
Northern Territory 6
South Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 2
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Gordy,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lillian Gordy Carter
    Lillian Gordy Carter 1898–1983 · politician
  • A. Perry Gordy
    A. Perry Gordy 1912–1983 · politician
  • Frank Gordy d. 1983 · restaurateur
  • Berry Gordy I 1854–1913
  • Pops Gordy 1888–1978
  • Walter Gordy 1909–1985 · physical chemist

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 Gordy,
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 States252 records

252 records of the Gordy name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 161
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles C. Gordy

    Born 1912 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1941 at Houston, Texas; carpenter from Harris County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran; died 1985, buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    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 Jesse Arnel Gordy

    Born 1946; from Dallas, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1967 in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mordche Gordy

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the Aller from Bremen and Southampton, aged 40; merchant. From Russia; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 252 records for Gordy 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France13 records

13 records of the Gordy 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 Louise Gordy

    Born 1907 in Nohant-en-Goût; died 1998 in Saint-Doulchard (Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Julien Henri Gordy

    Born 1911 in Croisy; died 1976 in Nérondes (Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Aline Josephine Gordy

    Born 1894 in Laverdines; died 1971 in La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois (Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Gordy in France.

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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Gordy name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Pearl Alexandra Gordy

    Buried in 1976 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 52.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Norman Randall Gordy

    Buried in 1968 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Lorenzo Paige Gordy

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Gordy in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Gordy name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Willem Gordy

    Sailed from Victoria in 1863 aboard the Saint Clair, bound for Otago, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record T. L. Gordy

    Seaman aboard the Afghanistan, Queensland in 1909.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Gordy 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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