The Holbert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,746 people carried this name — #5,179 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,627 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 30 people named Holbert.

Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Paris 11
Indre-et-Loire 10
Creuse 7
Pas-de-Calais 1
Sarthe 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Holbert in American newspapers,
1904.

Newspaper page from The Brandon News carrying the name Holbert
The Brandon News 1904-02-18
Newspaper page from Columbia Courier carrying the name Holbert
Columbia Courier 1904-02-12
Newspaper page from Deseret Evening News carrying the name Holbert
Deseret Evening News 1904-02-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,745 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Holbert in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

722 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Holbert. The most, 245, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 542
Queensland 61
South Australia 42
Victoria 22
Western Australia 18
Tasmania 11
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Holbert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bill Holbert
    Bill Holbert 1855–1935 · baseball player
  • Aaron Benjamin Holbert 1853– · politician
  • Luther Holbert 1885–1904
  • Pauline E. Holbert 1905–1972 · microbiologist
  • Henry Holbert 1927–1995 · American football player
  • Al Holbert 1946–1988 · racing automobile driver

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Holbert,
in the records of 6 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 States424 records

424 records of the Holbert name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 221
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • Other U.S. records 124
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John Holbert

    Born 1912 in Ohio. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Hayes Columbus; farm hand from Athens County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1981, buried at Mount Herman Cemetery, Bartlett, Ohio.

    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 Ellen Holbert

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the Washington from Liverpool, aged 23; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    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 Carl Edwin Holbert

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1999; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 424 records for Holbert 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · 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).

France13 records

13 records of the Holbert name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Norbert Louis Victor Holbert

    Born 1914 in Neuillé-Pont-Pierre; died 1995 in Tours (Indre-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clementine Philomene Holbert

    Born 1892 in Crozant; died 1990 in Crozant (Creuse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louis Anatole Roger Holbert

    Born 1920 in Béthune (Pas-de-Calais); died 2001 in Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Holbert in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Holbert name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Holbert

    Married in 1680 in Delft; soldier.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Janna Holbert

    In the population register of Arnemuiden; maidservant, born in Nieuwland.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Margaretha Holbert

    Died 1813 in Alkmaar, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Holbert in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Holbert name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Ann Holbert

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Ida, aged 35; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Annie Holbert

    Of Lime Kilns, Tea Gardens; died 1918.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record James Holbert

    Left Launceston in 1836 aboard the Francis Freeling, bound for Sydney, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Holbert in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Holbert name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Holbert

    Died 1913; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William Holbert

    Listed at Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1827.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Holbert

    Married 1864 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Holbert in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Holbert name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Holbert

    Stralian Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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