The Searcy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,243 people carried this name — #3,490 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 9,790 in 2000.

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In print

Searcy in American newspapers,
1858–1912.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Searcy
The Washington Times 1905-05-21
Newspaper page from Semi-weekly Herald carrying the name Searcy
Semi-weekly Herald 1912-11-07
Newspaper page from Daily National Intelligencer carrying the name Searcy
Daily National Intelligencer 1858-03-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 67,749 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Searcy in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

12,599 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Searcy. The most, 3,413, date from the 1910s. South Australia 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 the Northern Territory, at 25.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 10,807
New South Wales 506
Western Australia 414
Northern Territory 340
Victoria 263
Queensland 156
Tasmania 93
ACT (Canberra) 13

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

Who carried it

People named Searcy,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Searcy
    Arthur Searcy 1852–1935
  • Alfred Searcy
    Alfred Searcy 1854–1925 · writer
  • George Searcy
    George Searcy 1855–1927 · cricket umpire
  • R. B. Searcy
    R. B. Searcy 1901–1967 · politician
  • Susanna Henderson 1742–1778
  • Thomas Searcy 1767–1841 · merchant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Searcy,
in the records of 4 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 States511 records

511 records of the Searcy name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 335
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 144
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • 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 Harry A. Searcy

    Born 1918 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; carpenter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Elton Lloyd Searcy

    Born 1947; from Chipley, Florida. U.S. Army, helicopter pilot; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, 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 Robert Taylor Searcy

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1887, died 1969; buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

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

Showing 3 of 511 records for Searcy 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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, 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).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Searcy name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary K. Searcy

    Of New South Wales; died 1953.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record C. A. Searcy

    Sailed from Victoria in 1901 aboard the Paroo, bound for Adelaide, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. C. Searcy

    Sailed from Victoria in 1857 aboard the Governor General I, bound for Sydney, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Searcy 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Searcy name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Russell Searcy

    Died 1967; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sarah A. Searcy

    Died 1928; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patrica Searcy

    Died 1998; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Searcy in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Searcy 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 W. Searcy

    Rth Staffordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

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).

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