The Terwilliger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,153 people carried this name — #7,966 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,064 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

51 families named Terwilliger, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 290 people lived in those households, 5.7 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

New York 51

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. 265 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Terwilliger in American newspapers,
1908–1921.

Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Terwilliger
St. Tammany Farmer 1908-07-18
Newspaper page from The Roundup Record carrying the name Terwilliger
The Roundup Record 1908-07-31
Newspaper page from The Liberal Democrat carrying the name Terwilliger
The Liberal Democrat 1921-07-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,270 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Terwilliger in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1940s.

47 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Terwilliger. The most, 10, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 14
New South Wales 10
South Australia 9
Western Australia 6
Queensland 5
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Terwilliger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Terwilliger
    James Terwilliger 1809–1892
  • George Terwilliger
    George Terwilliger 1882–1970 · screenwriter
  • Wayne Terwilliger
    Wayne Terwilliger 1925–2021 · basketball player
  • Grace M. Ballentine 1881–1978 · photographer
  • Gilbert W. Terwilliger 1904–1987 · politician
  • Dick Terwilliger 1906–1969 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Terwilliger,
in the records of 2 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 States730 records

730 records of the Terwilliger name in the United States
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 260
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 218
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert C. Terwilliger

    Born 1919 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1942 at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania; salesperson. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Matamoras, 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 Lyle C. Terwilliger

    Born 1930; from Gratiot County, Michigan. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Lynn T. Terwilliger

    Veteran. Born 1888, died 1956; buried at Hot Springs National Cemetery, South Dakota.

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

Showing 3 of 730 records for Terwilliger in the United States.

Counts: New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Terwilliger name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 William Henry Terwilliger

    Died in service in 1942.

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Surnames next to Terwilliger.

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