The Mefford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,875 people carried this name — #8,501 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,750 in 2000.

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In print

Mefford in American newspapers,
1900–1901.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Mefford
Evening Star 1900-06-25
Newspaper page from The Seattle Star carrying the name Mefford
The Seattle Star 1901-11-14
Newspaper page from The Seattle Star carrying the name Mefford
The Seattle Star 1901-03-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,177 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mefford in Australian newspapers,
1940s–1950s.

21 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mefford. The most, 11, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 9
New South Wales 3
South Australia 3
Tasmania 2
Victoria 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Mefford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johannes Mefford 1732–1796
  • Jacob Mefford 1763–1844 · professor
  • Ellenor Ceballos-Mefford 1776–1848 · immigrant
  • John Mefford 1798–1855
  • Jacob M. Mefford 1829–1921

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mefford,
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 States170 records

170 records of the Mefford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 121
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Glenn C. Mefford

    Born 1925 in Illinois. Enlisted 1943 at Peoria; driver from Madison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates, Edwardsville, Illinois.

    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 Bobby Ray Mefford

    Born 1948; from Russellville, Kentucky. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Thua Thien, 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 Jeffrey Allen Mefford

    U.S. Army veteran of the Gulf War. Born 1968, died 2000; buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

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

Showing 3 of 170 records for Mefford in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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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