The Mayberry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,326 people carried this name — #2,527 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 14,060 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mayberry surname

From Old English mere (“lake”) + Old English byriġ (“fortified place”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mayberry» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 12 births for the Mayberry name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 3 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.

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

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 4
Leinster 3
Munster 3
Connacht 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Mayberry in American newspapers,
1885–1902.

Newspaper page from Wausau Pilot carrying the name Mayberry
Wausau Pilot 1902-12-09
Newspaper page from Wausau Pilot carrying the name Mayberry
Wausau Pilot 1902-12-02
Newspaper page from Golden Era carrying the name Mayberry
Golden Era 1885-05-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,819 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mayberry in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

3,811 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mayberry. The most, 790, date from the 1940s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,456
New South Wales 1,068
Western Australia 940
Queensland 118
South Australia 118
Tasmania 45
ACT (Canberra) 42
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Mayberry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry H. Mayberry
    Harry H. Mayberry 1867–1920
  • Edward Leodore Mayberry Jr.
    Edward Leodore Mayberry Jr. 1871–1957 · architect
  • Edward Leodore Mayberry 1834–1902
  • Beatrice W. Mayberry 1896–1982
  • Mary Mayberry 1907–1972 · actor
  • Walter Mayberry 1915–1944 · aircraft pilot

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 Mayberry,
in the records of 4 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 States797 records

797 records of the Mayberry name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 447
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 233
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Johnny Herbert Mayberry

    Born 1932; from Sebastian County, Arkansas. U.S. Army, low speed radio operator; killed in action 1950 in North Korea. Buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    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 Earl R. Mayberry

    Born 1915 in Illinois. Enlisted 1943 at Peoria; baker from Sangamon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Mary O. Mayberry

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the St. of Pennsylvania from Glasgow and Larne, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 797 records for Mayberry 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Australia121 records

121 records of the Mayberry name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 66
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Mayberry

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Surrey, sailing from England in 1818. Native of Sheffield, Yorkshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Alex Mayberry

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 21; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Clement C. Mayberry

    Airman of Hallora, Victoria; died 1943.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 121 records for Mayberry in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Mayberry name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ada Elizabeth Mayberry

    Died 1937 in Camden, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Chris Mayberry

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles A. Mayberry

    Married 1881 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Mayberry in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Mayberry name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Margaret Mayberry

    Will proved in 1929; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. Mayberry

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Catherine Mayberry

    Will proved in 1927; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Mayberry in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); 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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