The Hochstetler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,372 people carried this name — #5,460 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,300 people counted. That is up 34% from 4,745 in 2000.

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In print

Hochstetler in American newspapers,
1891–1922.

Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Hochstetler
The Bossier Banner 1891-08-27
Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard-examiner carrying the name Hochstetler
The Ogden Standard-examiner 1922-01-20
Newspaper page from Pittsburg Dispatch carrying the name Hochstetler
Pittsburg Dispatch 1892-04-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,033 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hochstetler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anna Hochstetler 1764–

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Hochstetler,
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 States45 records

45 records of the Hochstetler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 36
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 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 Carl V. Hochstetler

    Born 1919 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago, Illinois; farmer from St Joseph County, Michigan. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Prairie River Cemetery, Centreville, Michigan.

    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 Terry Lynn Hochstetler

    Born 1951; from Dover, Ohio. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1972 in Quang Nam, 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 Earl Hochstetler

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1972; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

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

Showing 3 of 45 records for Hochstetler 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). 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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