The Peery surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,620 people carried this name — #7,224 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 11% from 4,177 in 2000.

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In print

Peery in American newspapers,
1842–1922.

Newspaper page from Woman's Enterprise carrying the name Peery
Woman's Enterprise 1922-04-07
Newspaper page from The Herald And News carrying the name Peery
The Herald And News 1903-10-23
Newspaper page from Hill's New-hampshire Patriot carrying the name Peery
Hill's New-hampshire Patriot 1842-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,611 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Peery in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

225 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Peery. The most, 46, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 94
Victoria 82
Queensland 19
Tasmania 12
Western Australia 9
South Australia 8
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Peery,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew N. Peery
    Andrew N. Peery 1865–1906 · politician
  • George C. Peery
    George C. Peery 1873–1952 · lawyer
  • William Peery 1743–1800 · lawyer
  • Benjamin F. Peery 1922–2010 · astronomer

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 Peery,
in the records of 2 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 States228 records

228 records of the Peery name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 156
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 57
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert T. Peery

    Born 1922 in Virginia. Enlisted 1941 at Richmond; machinist from Henrico County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, 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 Norman Douglas Peery

    Born 1949; from Golden, Colorado. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Thua Thien, 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 Timothy Peery

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the State Rights from Liverpool, aged 30; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 228 records for Peery 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) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Peery name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Peery

    Arrived in Victoria in 1848 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Palmira, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 William Peery

    Sailed from Victoria in 1853 aboard the Eucalyptus, bound for Hobart Town, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: 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).

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