The Harbaugh surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,895 people carried this name — #6,873 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,864 in 2000.

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In print

Harbaugh in American newspapers,
1916.

Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Harbaugh
The Southern Herald 1916-07-28
Newspaper page from Cut Bank Pioneer Press carrying the name Harbaugh
Cut Bank Pioneer Press 1916-07-07
Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Harbaugh
The Sea Coast Echo 1916-08-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,167 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Harbaugh,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Harbaugh
    Henry Harbaugh 1817–1867 · writer
  • Carl Harbaugh
    Carl Harbaugh 1886–1960 · screenwriter
  • Leonard Harbaugh 1749–1822 · architect
  • John W. Harbaugh 1926–2019 · author

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 Harbaugh,
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 States280 records

280 records of the Harbaugh name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • 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 Howard L. Harbaugh

    Born 1924 in Iowa. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; farmer from Clinton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Hansel Family Cemetery, Garber, Iowa.

    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 Roy Arben Harbaugh

    Born 1947; from Dauphin, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1968 in Tay Ninh, 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 Washington E. Harbaugh

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1887, died 1959; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

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

Showing 3 of 280 records for Harbaugh 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Harbaugh name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Violet Phillippa Harbaugh

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 66.

    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 James Victor Harbaugh

    Buried in 1988 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 65.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Harbaugh in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. 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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