The Shifflett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,544 people carried this name — #4,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,313 in 2000.

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In print

Shifflett in American newspapers,
1906–1925.

Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Messenger carrying the name Shifflett
The Semi-weekly Messenger 1906-03-13
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Shifflett
The Telegraph-courier 1925-02-19
Newspaper page from The Spanish American carrying the name Shifflett
The Spanish American 1922-06-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,403 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Shifflett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Garland Shifflett 1935–2020 · baseball player
  • Sandra Lee deBlecourt 1958–2020 · nursing assistant

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shifflett,
in the records of 2 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 States209 records

209 records of the Shifflett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 45
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 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 Edward T. Shifflett

    Born 1920 in Virginia. Enlisted 1941 at Baltimore, Maryland; meat cutter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Mount Olivet, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

    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 Alvin Marion Shifflett

    Born 1946; from Russellville, Kentucky. U.S. Navy, boatswain's mate; died in an accident 1966 in North 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 George D. Shifflett

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 1988; buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 209 records for Shifflett 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Shifflett name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wesley Emerson Shifflett

    Died 1983; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

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

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