The Renfroe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,822 people carried this name — #6,956 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,664 in 2000.

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In print

Renfroe in American newspapers,
1886–1929.

Newspaper page from The Washington Tribune carrying the name Renfroe
The Washington Tribune 1929-07-26
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Renfroe
New-york Tribune 1886-02-21
Newspaper page from The Farmer And Mechanic carrying the name Renfroe
The Farmer And Mechanic 1910-11-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,580 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Renfroe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Moses Renfroe 1701–
  • Owen Renfroe 1901– · television director
  • Marshall Renfroe 1936–1970 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Renfroe,
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 States236 records

236 records of the Renfroe name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • 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 Nola W. Renfroe

    Born 1911 in Alabama. Enlisted 1944 at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia; farm hand from Franklin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Mount Olive, Hodges, Alabama.

    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 Matherew Dennis Renfroe

    Born 1947; from Detroit, Michigan. U.S. Army; died in an accident 1966 in 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 Isaac S. Renfroe

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1842, died 1917; buried at Pleasant Mount Cemetery, New Hope, Alabama.

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

Showing 3 of 236 records for Renfroe 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 · 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: 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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