The Muncy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,308 people carried this name — #6,409 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,007 in 2000.

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In print

Muncy in American newspapers,
1851–1904.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Muncy
The Salt Lake Tribune 1904-02-02
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Muncy
The Salt Lake Herald 1904-02-02
Newspaper page from The Republic carrying the name Muncy
The Republic 1851-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,304 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Muncy in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

131 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Muncy. The most, 75, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 89
New South Wales 15
Queensland 15
Western Australia 6
South Australia 3
Tasmania 3

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

In the public record

People named Muncy,
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 States211 records

211 records of the Muncy name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 136
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 36
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert L. Muncy

    Born 1925 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1945 at Richmond, Virginia; farmer from Loudoun County, Virginia. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia.

    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 Robert William Muncy

    Born 1940; from Hydro, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, utility helicopter repairer; killed in action 1968 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Peter Muncy

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; laborer. From Ireland; bound for Connecticut.

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

Showing 3 of 211 records for Muncy 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 · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Muncy name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Muncy

    Arrived in Victoria in 1871 aboard the Eurynome, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Muncy

    Died 1874 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 84.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Charlotte Muncy

    Born 1854 in Launceston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Muncy in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Muncy name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry Muncy

    Married 1834 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 1 of 2 records for Muncy in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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