The Puryear surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,339 people carried this name — #7,655 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,192 in 2000.

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In print

Puryear in American newspapers,
1905–1919.

Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Puryear
Water Valley Progress 1905-10-07
Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Puryear
The Starkville News 1919-03-07
Newspaper page from Western Kansas World carrying the name Puryear
Western Kansas World 1905-12-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,632 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Puryear,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Clauselle Puryear 1801–1867 · politician
  • Charles Puryear 1860–1940 · dean
  • Vernon J. Puryear 1901–1970 · political scientist

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Puryear,
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 States257 records

257 records of the Puryear name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 161
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joseph A. Puryear

    Born 1948; from Auburn, New York. U.S. Army, light vehicle driver; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Danville National Cemetery, Virginia.

    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 Isaac C. Puryear

    Born 1909 in Virginia. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at City Point National Cemetery, Virginia.

    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 Wortham J. Puryear

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1962; buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

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

Showing 3 of 257 records for Puryear in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Puryear name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Susie V. Puryear

    Died 1912 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Reginald Alfred Puryear

    Born 1913 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Susie Virginia Puryear

    Born 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Puryear in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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