The Mizell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,429 people carried this name — #6,291 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,232 in 2000.

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In print

Mizell in American newspapers,
1890–1929.

Newspaper page from The Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Mizell
The Bismarck Tribune 1928-11-21
Newspaper page from Springfield Weekly Republican carrying the name Mizell
Springfield Weekly Republican 1890-02-21
Newspaper page from The Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Mizell
The Bismarck Tribune 1929-01-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,149 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mizell in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1940s.

59 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mizell. The most, 38, date from the 1940s. 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 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 34
Queensland 9
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 4
ACT (Canberra) 2
South Australia 2
Victoria 1

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

Who carried it

People named Mizell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wilmer Mizell
    Wilmer Mizell 1930–1999 · politician
  • Hank Mizell 1923–1992 · singer
  • Fonce Mizell 1943–2011 · composer
  • Jam Master Jay 1965–2002 · record producer

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 Mizell,
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 States267 records

267 records of the Mizell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 181
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • 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 Ollie Mizell

    Born 1902 in Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; janitor. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Long Island 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 Howard R. Mizell

    Born 1933; from Halifax County, North Carolina. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    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 Robert N. Mizell

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1884, died 1925; buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

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

Showing 3 of 267 records for Mizell 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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).

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