The Pelkey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,579 people carried this name — #7,279 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,475 in 2000.

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In print

Pelkey in American newspapers,
1912–1913.

Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Pelkey
The Freeman 1913-06-07
Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Pelkey
The Daily Ardmoreite 1912-05-27
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Pelkey
The Washington Herald 1913-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,689 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Pelkey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Pelkey
    Arthur Pelkey 1884–1921 · boxer
  • Sanita Pelkey 1935–1994 · beauty pageant contestant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pelkey,
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 States405 records

405 records of the Pelkey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 175
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 85
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 51
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • 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 Charles J. Pelkey

    Born 1907 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; salesperson from Middlesex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Westview Cemetery, Lexington, Massachusetts.

    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 Raymond Nelson Pelkey

    Born 1946; from Presque Isle, Maine. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Albert C. Pelkey

    U.S. Army veteran of the Mexican Border campaign and World War I. Born 1891, died 1970; buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 405 records for Pelkey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Pelkey name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Joseph Pelkey

    Died 1987, aged 72; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Diana Leigh Pelkey

    Died 1966; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. 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 Charles Earl Pelkey

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Pelkey in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

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