The Presnell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,058 people carried this name — #8,168 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,071).

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In print

Presnell in American newspapers,
1920.

Newspaper page from Grand Rapids Herald-review carrying the name Presnell
Grand Rapids Herald-review 1920-03-10
Newspaper page from Grand Rapids Herald-review carrying the name Presnell
Grand Rapids Herald-review 1920-03-03
Newspaper page from Grand Rapids Herald-review carrying the name Presnell
Grand Rapids Herald-review 1920-02-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,693 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Presnell in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

1,739 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Presnell. The most, 334, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 636
Victoria 579
Queensland 252
New South Wales 229
South Australia 21
ACT (Canberra) 12
Western Australia 6
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Presnell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Glenn Presnell
    Glenn Presnell 1905–2004 · American football player
  • Robert Presnell Sr 1894–1969 · screenwriter
  • Robert Presnell, Jr. 1914–1986 · screenwriter
  • Harve Presnell 1933–2009 · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Presnell,
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 States181 records

181 records of the Presnell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 140
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 37
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Amos W. Presnell

    Born 1921 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Bragg; blaster from Yancey County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Presnell Family Cemetery, Burnsville, North Carolina.

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

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 2000; buried at Mount Lawn Memorial Park, Boone, North Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Anita N. Presnell

    Born 1911 in Canada. Entered the United States in 1921. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 181 records for Presnell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Australia265 records

265 records of the Presnell name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 221
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 21
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Arthur Presnell

    Died 1920 in High Street, Oatlands, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1920.

    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 Dodge Presnell

    Born 1844 in Oatlands, Tasmania. Married 1865 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, aged 21.

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

    Born 1861 in Deloraine, Tasmania. Died 1883 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, aged 22.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 265 records for Presnell 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) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (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).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Presnell name in New Zealand
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ronald Frederick Presnell

    Died 1971, aged 50; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record F. Presnell

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Presnell name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 Kenneth George Presnell

    Died in service in 1956.

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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