The Tedford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,354 people carried this name — #9,679 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,270 in 2000.

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In print

Tedford in American newspapers,
1901–1909.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Tedford
The Daily Missoulian 1909-12-04
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Tedford
Daily Kennebec Journal 1909-10-15
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Tedford
Daily Kennebec Journal 1901-10-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,214 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tedford in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

1,518 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tedford. The most, 362, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,461
New South Wales 18
South Australia 15
Victoria 14
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Tedford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Tedford d. 1956
  • Alfred Tedford 1877–1942 · rugby union player
  • Alfred Tedford 1877–1942 · rugby union player
  • Richard H. Tedford 1929–2011 · paleontologist

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tedford,
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 States239 records

239 records of the Tedford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 118
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 40
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 39
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • 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 William H. Tedford

    Born 1900 in Vermont. Enlisted 1942 at Newark, New Jersey; stationary engineer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, 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. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John William Tedford

    Born 1932; from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, field artillery cannoneer; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    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 Samuel Tedford

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the City of London from Liverpool, aged 16; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 239 records for Tedford 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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, 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).

Canada190 records

190 records of the Tedford name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 174
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Douglas Tedford

    Buried in 1960 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 59.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harvey G. Tedford

    Died 1929 in Hebron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Osborne Tedford

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 190 records for Tedford in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Tedford name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 25
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary A. Tedford

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Dacca, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Mary Tedford

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Europa, aged 20.

    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 Merle Tedford

    Of Rye, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Tedford in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Tedford name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Georgina Tedford

    Died 1989, aged 93; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Tedford name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Tedford

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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