The Graybill surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,967 people carried this name — #8,345 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,896 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

35 families named Graybill, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 228 people lived in those households, 6.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 11 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 27
Maryland 4
Virginia 3
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 242 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Graybill in American newspapers,
1871–1910.

Newspaper page from The Tacoma Times carrying the name Graybill
The Tacoma Times 1910-03-14
Newspaper page from The Tacoma Times carrying the name Graybill
The Tacoma Times 1910-03-04
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Graybill
Rock Island Argus 1871-06-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,919 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Graybill,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob W. Graybill 1861–1934 · politician
  • Harry Webster Graybill 1875–1938 · zoologist
  • Joseph Graybill 1887–1913 · actor
  • Franklin A. Graybill 1921–2012 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Graybill,
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 States143 records

143 records of the Graybill name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John T. Graybill

    Born 1921 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Houston; salesperson from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Jane-E. Graybill

    Arrived at New York in 1877 aboard the Abyssinia from Liverpool, aged 23; matron. From Switzerland.

    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 Harold Leroy Graybill

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 2001; buried at Gibbs Hill Cemetery, Ludlow, Pennsylvania.

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

Showing 3 of 143 records for Graybill 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. 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Graybill name in Canada City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Morley Graybill

    Buried in 1884 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Levi Graybill

    Buried in 1911 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ethel Maud Graybill

    Buried in 1949 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 5 records for Graybill in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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