The Tijerina surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,626 people carried this name — #4,114 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,200 people counted. That is up 15% from 7,530 in 2000.

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In print

Tijerina in American newspapers,
1925–1926.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Tijerina
Evening Star 1926-12-14
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Tijerina
The Washington Times 1925-04-28
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Tijerina
El Tucsonense 1925-03-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,182 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Tijerina,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Felix Tijerina, Sr. 1905–1965 · community leader

Wikidata (CC0) · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tijerina,
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 States229 records

229 records of the Tijerina name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 124
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 62
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 38
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jose V. Tijerina

    Born 1916 in Mexico. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; store manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Arthur Castillo Tijerina

    Born 1946; from Hereford, Texas. U.S. Army, light vehicle driver; killed in action 1968 in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

    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 Rudy M. Tijerina

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1999; buried at Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, California.

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

Showing 3 of 229 records for Tijerina in the United States.

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

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