The Holifield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,104 people carried this name — #8,076 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,079 in 2000.

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In print

Holifield in American newspapers,
1912–1915.

Newspaper page from Metropolis Weekly Gazette carrying the name Holifield
Metropolis Weekly Gazette 1915-11-05
Newspaper page from The Weekly Soliphone carrying the name Holifield
The Weekly Soliphone 1915-11-05
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Holifield
The Birmingham Age-herald 1912-09-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 903 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Holifield in Australian newspapers,
1940s–1960s.

94 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Holifield. The most, 79, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 42
Queensland 22
Western Australia 8
Tasmania 7
Victoria 6
South Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Holifield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Chester E. Holifield
    Chester E. Holifield 1903–1995 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Holifield,
in the records of 3 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 States124 records

124 records of the Holifield name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 90
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 25
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 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 George W. Holifield

    Born 1915 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; kitchen worker from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Floyd Holifield

    Born 1939; from Asheville, North Carolina. U.S. Army; killed in action 1967 in Binh Duong, 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 Nelson C. Holifield

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Born 1960, died 2000; buried at Biloxi National Cemetery, Mississippi.

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

Showing 3 of 124 records for Holifield 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Holifield 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 Alfred Holifield

    Arrived in Queensland in 1914 aboard the Paparoa, aged 25.

    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 Beatrice Holifield

    Arrived in Queensland in 1914 aboard the Paparoa, aged 22.

    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 Beatrice Holifield

    Arrived in Queensland in 1914 aboard the Paparoa.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Holifield 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Holifield 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 C. A. Holifield

    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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