The Quesenberry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,630 people carried this name — #9,011 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,689 in 2000.

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In print

Quesenberry in American newspapers,
1920–1921.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Quesenberry
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1921-05-13
Newspaper page from New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer carrying the name Quesenberry
New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer 1920-03-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,994 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Quesenberry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter J Quesenberry 1938–2025 · physician

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

In the public record

People named Quesenberry,
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 States172 records

172 records of the Quesenberry name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 132
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gabriel P. Quesenberry

    Born 1910 in Virginia. Enlisted 1945 at Roanoke; post office clerk from Carroll County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Smith Cemetery, Hillsville, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bobby Ray Quesenberry

    Born 1949; from Riverdale, Maryland. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Nathaniel Quesenberry

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1821, died 1898; buried at Quesenberry Cemetery, Willis, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 172 records for Quesenberry 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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