The Peele surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,373 people carried this name — #7,600 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,329 in 2000.

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In print

Peele in American newspapers,
1907–1925.

Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Peele
The Beatrice Daily Express 1909-02-08
Newspaper page from The Woman's Tribune carrying the name Peele
The Woman's Tribune 1907-02-09
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Peele
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1925-07-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,943 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Peele in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1960s.

1,779 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Peele. The most, 525, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 537
Victoria 461
New South Wales 457
Tasmania 185
South Australia 78
Western Australia 46
Northern Territory 8
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Peele,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert Peele
    Robert Peele 1858–1942 · engineer
  • James Peele d. 1585
  • George Peele 1556–1596 · actor
  • James Peele 1846–1905 · painter
  • William J. Peele 1855–1919 · lawyer
  • Amanda E. Peele 1908–1978 · biologist

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 Peele,
in the records of 5 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 States251 records

251 records of the Peele name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 157
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 38
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Christopher C. Peele

    Born 1922 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bragg; carpenter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Evergreen Memorial Park Sybil Maddrey, Wilson, North Carolina.

    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 Elvernon Peele

    Born 1944; from Williamston, North Carolina. U.S. Army, counterintelligence officer; died in an accident 1969 in Pleiku, 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 Joh Peele

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Veendam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 31; laborer. From Holland, the Netherlands.

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

Showing 3 of 251 records for Peele in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands352 records

352 records of the Peele name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 205
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 77
  • Dutch population registers 70
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adrianus Peele

    Married in 1831 in Rotterdam. Died 1855 in Rotterdam, aged 50.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mathilda Peele

    Born 1919 in Ijsselstein. Married in 1938 in Sneek.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Abraham Peele

    Born 1899 in Schelluinen. Died 1928 in Peursum.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Gorinchem (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 352 records for Peele in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia110 records

110 records of the Peele name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 77
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 15
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  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 John Corbett Peele

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Pyramus, sailing from London in 1838. Native of Shropshire.

    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 John Peele

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the John Knox, aged 34; English.

    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 John Walmer Sutton Peele

    Retired of Mount Waverley, Victoria; died 1995.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 110 records for Peele 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). 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Peele name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lucie Peele

    Died 1914; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 John Morphet Peele

    Died in service in 1965.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Peele

    Listed at Halifax, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1792.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Peele in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Peele name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Peele

    Died 1905, aged 59; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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