The Pitchford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,044 people carried this name — #8,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,877 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Pitchford surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Pitchford’.

An early record he cites: Galfridus de Picheford, 1296 — Writs of Parliament.

His entry covers Pickford and Pitchford.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 603 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Pitchford was found among the farmers of Shropshire: 17 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Shropshire 17

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Pitchford in American newspapers,
1898–1902.

Newspaper page from The Chanute Times carrying the name Pitchford
The Chanute Times 1902-11-14
Newspaper page from Griggs Courier carrying the name Pitchford
Griggs Courier 1898-11-24
Newspaper page from The Bottineau Courant carrying the name Pitchford
The Bottineau Courant 1898-12-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,374 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pitchford in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

3,181 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pitchford. The most, 611, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 7.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 1,371
Western Australia 893
Victoria 441
New South Wales 207
South Australia 171
Queensland 89
ACT (Canberra) 8

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

Who carried it

People named Pitchford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Pitchford Cornish
    Samuel Pitchford Cornish 1739–1816
  • Emily H. Pitchford
    Emily H. Pitchford 1878–1956 · photographer
  • Elizabeth Aldersey 1583–
  • Rebecca Pitchford Davis 1812–1900
  • Harry Pitchford 1891–1965 · cricketer
  • Harry Pitchford 1891–1965 · cricketer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pitchford,
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 States245 records

245 records of the Pitchford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 57
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 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 Russell L. Pitchford

    Born 1911 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Philadelphia; janitor from Philadelphia County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1948, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1846 aboard the Yorkshire from Liverpool, aged 23; mechanic. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Willis Pitchford

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1891, died 1972; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 245 records for Pitchford 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); 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).

Australia206 records

206 records of the Pitchford name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 94
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 79
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 21
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Pitchford

    Died 1925 in Struan Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1925.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Horton Pitchford

    Born 1841 in Waterloo Point, Tasmania. Married 1858 in Sorell, Tasmania, aged 17.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record David Wylie Pitchford

    Born 1868 in Bothwell, Tasmania. Died 1925 in Tasmania, aged 57.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 206 records for Pitchford in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Pitchford name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • 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 George Pitchford

    Buried in 1910 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James David Pitchford

    Died 1938; 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 Edwin Pitchford

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 15 records for Pitchford in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Pitchford name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Pitchford

    Cameron Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. M. Pitchford

    Devonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Pitchford

    Lance Corporal, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Pitchford in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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