The Souder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,968 people carried this name — #8,342 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,923 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Souder surname

German surname, Americanized from Sauder. In some cases a French surname from Old French soldoier, see soldier.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Souder» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

37 families named Souder, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 244 people lived in those households, 6.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 25
Massachusetts 6
Maryland 2
Virginia 2
New Hampshire 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 262 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Souder in American newspapers,
1879–1911.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Souder
The Salt Lake Herald 1881-08-07
Newspaper page from The Leavenworth Echo carrying the name Souder
The Leavenworth Echo 1911-05-05
Newspaper page from Watertown Republican carrying the name Souder
Watertown Republican 1879-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,747 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Souder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mark Souder
    Mark Souder 1950–2022 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Souder,
in the records of 5 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 States212 records

212 records of the Souder name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 138
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jack E. Souder

    Born 1918 in District of Columbia. Enlisted 1944 at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; elevator operator. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    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 Saml Souder

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Philadelphia from Liverpool, aged 21; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Curley Jackson Souder

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1950, died 1996; buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 212 records for Souder 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

France14 records

14 records of the Souder 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 Jean-Marie Souder

    Born 1954 in Épernay; died 1996 in Cramant (Marne).

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

    Born 1922 in Guingamp (Côtes-d'Armor); died 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Souder

    Born 1930 in Guiseniers (Eure); died 1997 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Souder in France.

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).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Souder name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catharina Paulina Souder

    Died 1848 in Middelburg, aged 48; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Catharina Souder

    Married in 1820 in Wittem; born 1780 in Teuven (Blg).

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johannes Antonius Souder

    In a population register; born 1903.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Souder in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Souder name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Karl Souder

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Manuka, aged 29.

    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 G. F. Souder

    Sailed from Victoria in 1884 aboard the Lusitania, bound for London, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Souder in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Souder name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Souder

    From Stuvenborn, Segeberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 September 1915 (Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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