The Shuey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,011 people carried this name — #10,636 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 98,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,012).

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In print

Shuey in American newspapers,
1884–1916.

Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Shuey
The Louisiana Democrat 1884-02-26
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Shuey
Evening Times-republican 1916-08-12
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Shuey
The Day Book 1914-12-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,500 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shuey in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1990s.

158 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shuey. The most, 66, date from the 1940s. Victoria 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 6.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 78
Tasmania 53
New South Wales 12
ACT (Canberra) 4
Queensland 4
South Australia 4
Western Australia 3

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

Who carried it

People named Shuey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodore F. Shuey
    Theodore F. Shuey 1845–1933 · stenographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shuey,
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 States184 records

184 records of the Shuey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 129
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 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 Alvin W. Shuey

    Born 1923 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; packer from Lebanon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Glenn Colin Shuey

    Born 1950; from Omaha, Nebraska. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died in an accident 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rachel Shuey

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Sage from Liverpool, aged 21; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 184 records for Shuey 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) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Shuey name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Christopher Shuey

    Farmer of Bright, Victoria; died 1943.

    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 Frederick W. Shuey

    Retired farmer of Wandiligong, Victoria; died 1962.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Edward Shuey

    Retired of Northcote, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Shuey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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).

France1 record

1 record of the Shuey 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 Barbara Wilson Shuey

    Born 1915 in the United States; died 2000 in Paris.

    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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