The Longoria surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,818 people carried this name — #2,025 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,600 people counted. That is up 20% from 14,843 in 2000.

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In print

Longoria in American newspapers,
1931–1940.

Newspaper page from La OpinióN carrying the name Longoria
La OpinióN 1931-01-17
Newspaper page from The Hardin Tribune-Herald carrying the name Longoria
The Hardin Tribune-Herald 1940-01-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,074 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Longoria,
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 States469 records

469 records of the Longoria name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 233
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 144
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 87
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joe Gilbert Longoria

    Born 1949; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Alejandro Longoria

    Born 1914 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at San Antonio; filling station attendant from Hidalgo County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1987, buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Edinburg, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Carlos Alberto Longoria

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1953, died 1981; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

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

Showing 3 of 469 records for Longoria in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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