The Overstreet surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,342 people carried this name — #2,907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 12,121 in 2000.

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In print

Overstreet in American newspapers,
1898–1913.

Newspaper page from St. Johns Review carrying the name Overstreet
St. Johns Review 1913-04-25
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Journal carrying the name Overstreet
The Indianapolis Journal 1898-11-06
Newspaper page from The Jeffersonian carrying the name Overstreet
The Jeffersonian 1908-04-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,898 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Overstreet in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1970s.

28 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Overstreet. The most, 8, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 8
South Australia 8
New South Wales 4
Victoria 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 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 Overstreet.

Who carried it

People named Overstreet,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jesse Overstreet
    Jesse Overstreet 1859–1910 · lawyer
  • James Whetstone Overstreet
    James Whetstone Overstreet 1866–1938 · judge
  • James Overstreet 1773–1822 · lawyer
  • Arthur M. Overstreet 1863–1913
  • Harry Allen Overstreet 1875–1970 · writer
  • William Benton Overstreet 1888–1935 · pianist

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 Overstreet,
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 States711 records

711 records of the Overstreet name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 482
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 186
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Luther Overstreet

    Born 1948; from Elk Horn, Kentucky. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Lebanon National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    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 Reuben Overstreet

    Born 1914 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; sawmill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Raleigh National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Willie Overstreet

    Born 1935; from Gainesville, Texas. U.S. Army, medical specialist; died of illness 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 711 records for Overstreet 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: 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).

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