The Sumrall surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,961 people carried this name — #8,359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,940 in 2000.

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In print

Sumrall in American newspapers,
1907.

Newspaper page from L'italia carrying the name Sumrall
L'italia 1907-11-26
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Sumrall
The Montgomery Advertiser 1907-11-30
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Sumrall
The Montgomery Advertiser 1907-08-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,730 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Sumrall,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Floyd Sumrall 1894–1958 · politician
  • Lester Sumrall 1913–1996 · pastor

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sumrall,
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 States178 records

178 records of the Sumrall name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 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. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John E. Sumrall

    Born 1922; from Humboldt County, California. U.S. Army, cargo checker; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Glover J. Sumrall

    Born 1903 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana; stationary engineer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Biloxi National Cemetery, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Hank Fisher Sumrall

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1953, died 1996; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 178 records for Sumrall 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) · 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. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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