The Toliver surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,536 people carried this name — #4,708 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,200 people counted. That is up 10% from 6,833 in 2000.

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In print

Toliver in American newspapers,
1900–1912.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Toliver
The Milwaukee Leader 1912-05-28
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Toliver
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1900-04-12
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Toliver
The Salt Lake Tribune 1912-05-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,599 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Toliver in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

127 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Toliver. The most, 51, date from the 1970s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 50
Victoria 34
New South Wales 17
South Australia 11
Tasmania 5
Western Australia 5
Queensland 4

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

Who carried it

People named Toliver,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gillum Solon Toliver 1840– · politician
  • Raymond F. Toliver 1914–2006 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Toliver,
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 States456 records

456 records of the Toliver name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 251
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 156
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 33
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • 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 Elisha A. Toliver

    Born 1917 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Trenton; gardener from Camden County. 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 William Lee Toliver

    Born 1947; from Bryan, Texas. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died in an accident 1969 in Quang Tin, 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 Waddell Toliver

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1935, died 1964; buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 456 records for Toliver in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Toliver name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas John Toliver

    Died 1976; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Albert Toliver

    Died 1920 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles H. Toliver

    Married 1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Toliver in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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