The Satterwhite surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,057 people carried this name — #6,678 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,001 in 2000.

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In print

Satterwhite in American newspapers,
1870–1904.

Newspaper page from Palestine Daily Herald carrying the name Satterwhite
Palestine Daily Herald 1904-09-22
Newspaper page from The Opelousas Journal carrying the name Satterwhite
The Opelousas Journal 1870-03-19
Newspaper page from Palestine Daily Herald carrying the name Satterwhite
Palestine Daily Herald 1904-09-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,577 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Satterwhite,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Satterwhite 1732–1797
  • Thomas Satterwhite 1750–1797
  • Preston Pope Satterwhite 1867–1948 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Satterwhite,
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 States282 records

282 records of the Satterwhite name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 186
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George Satterwhite

    Born 1910 in Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; manager from Kings County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1957, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Dwight King Satterwhite

    Born 1945; from Corpus Christi, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, mortarman; killed in action 1966 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 Charles Edward Satterwhite

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 2000; buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Henderson, North Carolina.

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

Showing 3 of 282 records for Satterwhite 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 · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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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