The Persaud surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,956 people carried this name — #3,000 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,700 people counted. That is up 38% from 8,649 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 25 people named Persaud.

Most of them — 23 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 1 département, most often French Guiana.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
French Guiana 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Persaud in American newspapers,
1929–1931.

Newspaper page from La Gaceta carrying the name Persaud
La Gaceta 1929-01-18
Newspaper page from The Gary American carrying the name Persaud
The Gary American 1931-01-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Persaud,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lakshmi Persaud 1939–2024 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 19 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Persaud,
in the records of 3 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 States12 records

12 records of the Persaud name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 1
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gary Persaud

    Born 1914. Enlisted 1942 at New York City, from New York County, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Barbara Persaud

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Trave from Bremen, aged 19. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Nichole J. Persaud

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Gulf War. Born 1976, died 1997; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 12 records for Persaud in the United States.

Counts: 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Persaud name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record David Persaud

    Born 1961 in Suddie Essequibo (Guyana); died 2001 in Matoury (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Harinarayan Persaud

    Born 1965 in Georgetown (Guyana); died 1998 in Cayenne (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Persaud name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kalawattie Persaud

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 63.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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