The Harvell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,284 people carried this name — #7,750 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,074 in 2000.

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In print

Harvell in American newspapers,
1889–1930.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Harvell
The Topeka State Journal 1906-07-09
Newspaper page from The Hope Pioneer carrying the name Harvell
The Hope Pioneer 1889-06-28
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Harvell
Evening Star 1930-12-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,259 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Harvell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Harvell 1907–1985 · sport cyclist
  • William Harvell 1907–1985 · sport cyclist

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Harvell,
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 States236 records

236 records of the Harvell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 145
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 72
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record McKinley H. Harvell

    Born 1949; from Dinwiddie, Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at City Point National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carroll P. Harvell

    Born 1913 in Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; chemical plant worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Daniel Harvell

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the Celtic from Liverpool, aged 20; blacksmith. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 236 records for Harvell 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Harvell name in Australia Queensland State Archives indexes
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Delia Harvell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Moravian.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cyrillina Harvell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Moravian.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Victor Harvell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Moravian.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Harvell in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (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).

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