The Pirtle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,315 people carried this name — #6,400 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,141 in 2000.

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In print

Pirtle in American newspapers,
1880–1928.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Pirtle
The Washington Times 1928-01-19
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Pirtle
The Colfax Chronicle 1880-01-10
Newspaper page from The Evening Times carrying the name Pirtle
The Evening Times 1900-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,281 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Pirtle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William B. Pirtle 1881–1974

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pirtle,
in the records of the United States.

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 States242 records

242 records of the Pirtle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • 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 Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Clifford A. Pirtle

    Born 1927; from Muskogee County, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in North Korea. Buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    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 Ormond F. Pirtle

    Born 1918 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; carpenter. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Bennie E. Pirtle

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1932, died 1969; buried at Maple Springs Cemetery, Beech Bluff, Tennessee.

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

Showing 3 of 242 records for Pirtle 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, 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: 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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