The Harrelson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,023 people carried this name — #4,428 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,639 in 2000.

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In print

Harrelson in American newspapers,
1892–1916.

Newspaper page from Los Angeles Herald carrying the name Harrelson
Los Angeles Herald 1892-12-27
Newspaper page from Oxford Eagle carrying the name Harrelson
Oxford Eagle 1916-08-17
Newspaper page from The Morning Call carrying the name Harrelson
The Morning Call 1892-12-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,143 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Harrelson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Harrelson
    Charles Harrelson 1939–2007 · contract killer
  • Bud Harrelson
    Bud Harrelson 1944–2024 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Harrelson,
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 States341 records

341 records of the Harrelson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 269
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 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 Everett V. Harrelson

    Born 1923 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; aircraft worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran; died 1984, buried at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly, North Carolina.

    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 Oliver Yates Harrelson

    Born 1947; from Fayetteville, North Carolina. U.S. Army, general vehicle repairman; died in an accident 1970 in Binh Dinh, 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 Donald E. Harrelson

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1934, died 1999; buried at Cherokee Memory Gardens, Centre, Alabama.

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

Showing 3 of 341 records for Harrelson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Harrelson name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Diana Rea Harrelson

    Buried in 1962 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

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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