The Peeler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,848 people carried this name — #5,901 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,733 in 2000.

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In print

Peeler in American newspapers,
1881–1910.

Newspaper page from Butler Citizen carrying the name Peeler
Butler Citizen 1881-06-15
Newspaper page from The Nevada County Picayune carrying the name Peeler
The Nevada County Picayune 1910-05-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Peeler in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

1,205 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Peeler. The most, 233, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 619
South Australia 199
Queensland 174
New South Wales 144
Western Australia 41
Tasmania 19
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Peeler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Walter Peeler
    Walter Peeler 1887–1968 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Peeler,
in the records of 4 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 States383 records

383 records of the Peeler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 241
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 96
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ernest K. Peeler

    Born 1912; from San Bernardino County, California. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. 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)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sam F. Peeler

    Born 1925 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1946 at Indiana; showman from Craighead County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Herman Cemetery, Bono, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Stephan Peeler

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Maasdam from Rotterdam, aged 24; laborer. From Austria.

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

Showing 3 of 383 records for Peeler 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia39 records

39 records of the Peeler name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  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 William Peeler

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Woodford, sailing from Portsmouth in 1828. Native of Liverpool, Lancashire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1838.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Peeler

    Gentleman of Castlemaine, Victoria; died 1928.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Peeler

    Sailed from Victoria in 1858 aboard the Elizabeth, bound for Keppel Bay NSW, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 39 records for Peeler in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada24 records

24 records of the Peeler name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Zenas Peeler

    Died 1929 in Rose Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mabel Victoria Peeler

    Died 1973 in Mill Village, Queens, Nova Scotia, aged 62.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rosenetta Peeler

    Married 1890 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 24 records for Peeler 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: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Peeler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Johannes Peeler

    Born 1826 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Maria Peeler

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1814 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Jan Janse Peeler

    Baptised in 1758 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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