The Gulledge surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,810 people carried this name — #8,631 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,772 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gulledge surname

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gullich or Guhlich. It could also be a variant of the English surnames Colledge and Coolidge.

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

In print

Gulledge in American newspapers,
1901–1925.

Newspaper page from The Evening Times carrying the name Gulledge
The Evening Times 1901-05-31
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Gulledge
Evening Star 1925-08-09
Newspaper page from The Monroe Journal carrying the name Gulledge
The Monroe Journal 1911-11-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,787 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Gulledge,
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 States201 records

201 records of the Gulledge name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 145
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jerry Gulledge

    Born 1909 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Josepth T Robinson Little Rock, Arkansas; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, 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 Ernest Pepper Gulledge

    Born 1938; from Yazoo City, Mississippi. U.S. Army; died of illness 1966 in 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 John W. Gulledge

    Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1818, died 1892; buried at Pleasant Hill Meth Chuch Cemetery, Jackson, Georgia.

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

Showing 3 of 201 records for Gulledge in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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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