The Revels surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,683 people carried this name — #7,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,410 in 2000.

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In print

Revels in American newspapers,
1870–1879.

Newspaper page from Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Revels
Lexington Advertiser 1870-01-28
Newspaper page from The Kenosha Telegraph carrying the name Revels
The Kenosha Telegraph 1870-03-10
Newspaper page from The Weekly Louisianian carrying the name Revels
The Weekly Louisianian 1879-06-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 241,519 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Revels in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

643 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Revels. The most, 130, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 193
Victoria 154
Queensland 124
South Australia 94
Western Australia 41
Tasmania 32
ACT (Canberra) 3

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

Who carried it

People named Revels,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hiram Rhodes Revels
    Hiram Rhodes Revels 1827–1901 · politician
  • Susie Revels Cayton
    Susie Revels Cayton 1870–1945 · writer
  • Susie Revels Cayton
    Susie Revels Cayton 1870–1943 · writer
  • Frederick William Revels 1869–1937 · architect
  • Ida Revels Redmond 1873–1914 · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Revels,
in the records of 6 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 States205 records

205 records of the Revels name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 140
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 42
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • 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 Eugene L. Revels

    Born 1920 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago, Illinois; painter from Will County, Illinois. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Jane E. Revels

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Cuba from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 26; matron. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record George R. Revels

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1930, died 1997; buried at French Island Cemetery, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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

Showing 3 of 205 records for Revels 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); 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).

Netherlands24 records

24 records of the Revels name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 14
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Joannes Revels

    Born 1842 in Koewacht. Married in 1875 in Hontenisse; manservant.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Melia Revels

    Died 1869 in Koewacht, aged 23; labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Revels

    In the population register of Koewacht; workman, born 1807 in Kemseke.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Revels in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada19 records

19 records of the Revels name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 12
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bridget Ellen Revels

    Died 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Revels

    Died 1894; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Thomas Edward Revels

    Married 1946 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 19 records for Revels in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Revels 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 P. Revels

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 H. J. Revels

    Lance Corporal. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Revels 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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Revels name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Joh Revels

    From Aachen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 23 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 161).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Revels

    From Aachen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 June 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 25).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Revels name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pieter Revels

    Died 1926 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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