The Halvorson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,298 people carried this name — #5,520 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,184 in 2000.

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In print

Halvorson in American newspapers,
1909–1919.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Halvorson
New-york Tribune 1909-05-31
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Halvorson
The Brookings Register 1919-11-13
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Halvorson
The Brookings Register 1918-05-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,005 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Halvorson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

471 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Halvorson. The most, 165, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 8.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 392
New South Wales 47
Queensland 22
ACT (Canberra) 5
Victoria 2
South Australia 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Halvorson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kittel Halvorson
    Kittel Halvorson 1846–1936 · politician
  • Charles Halvorson 1850–1913 · politician
  • Marcellus Halvorson 1855– · politician
  • Harold E. Halvorson 1929–2012 · physician
  • Roger Halvorson 1934–2014 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Halvorson,
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 States343 records

343 records of the Halvorson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 118
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 65
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 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 Olaf I. Halvorson

    Born 1910 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Butte, Montana; office clerk from Montana. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Julie Halvorson

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Egypt from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 30; laborer. 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 Myron H. Halvorson

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1972; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 343 records for Halvorson 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) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Halvorson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Katherine Mabel Halvorson

    Buried in 1972 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 50.

    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 Karen Halvorson

    Died 1939; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  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 Ivan Kenneth Halvorson

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Halvorson in Canada.

Counts: 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Halvorson name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Char Magnus Halvorson

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1873 aboard the Herschel.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louis Halvorson

    Of Sydney, New South Wales; died 1888.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Christine Halvorson

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Halvorson in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Halvorson name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Rhoda Halvorson

    Died 1984, aged 81; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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