The Stoltzfus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,786 people carried this name — #2,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,700 people counted. That is up 55% from 10,159 in 2000.

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In print

Stoltzfus in American newspapers,
1882–1923.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Stoltzfus
The Washington Times 1923-01-13
Newspaper page from Knoxville Daily Chronicle carrying the name Stoltzfus
Knoxville Daily Chronicle 1882-07-12
Newspaper page from El Paso Herald carrying the name Stoltzfus
El Paso Herald 1913-08-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 163 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Stoltzfus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Janet Sorg Stoltzfus
    Janet Sorg Stoltzfus 1931–2004 · teacher
  • Tennessee Stoltzfus 1805–1887

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stoltzfus,
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 States26 records

26 records of the Stoltzfus name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 19
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward A. Stoltzfus

    Born 1922 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Philadelphia; driver from Chester County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John R. Stoltzfus

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 2001; buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Amanda F. Stoltzfus

    Born 1895 in Canada. Entered the United States in 1922. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Stoltzfus 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 · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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