The Rhyne surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,518 people carried this name — #7,373 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,614 in 2000.

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In print

Rhyne in American newspapers,
1927.

Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Rhyne
South Bend News-times 1927-10-08
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Rhyne
The Montgomery Advertiser 1927-10-08
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Rhyne
Imperial Valley Press 1927-10-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,842 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rhyne in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

142 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rhyne. The most, 28, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 47
Victoria 33
South Australia 29
Tasmania 20
ACT (Canberra) 5
Queensland 5
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Rhyne,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hal Rhyne
    Hal Rhyne 1899–1971 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rhyne,
in the records of 3 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 States288 records

288 records of the Rhyne name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 203
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arden J. Rhyne

    Born 1907 in Kansas. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth; policeman from Leavenworth County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    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 Catherine Rhyne

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Robert L. Lane from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

    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 Abel Lester Rhyne

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1934, died 2000; buried at Armstrong Park Cemetery, Gastonia, North Carolina.

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

Showing 3 of 288 records for Rhyne 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Rhyne name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Gertrude Rhyne

    Of Berriwillock, Victoria; died 1913.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stella May Rhyne

    Of Ararat, Victoria; died 1968.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Rhyne in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

France2 records

2 records of the Rhyne name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Arthur Rhyne

    Born 1931 in Longueau; died 2001 in Salouël (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Celestin Rhyne

    Born 1901 in Criquiers (Seine-Maritime); died 1977 in Longueau (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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