The Tollefson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,967 people carried this name — #8,345 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,900 in 2000.

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In print

Tollefson in American newspapers,
1912–1921.

Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Tollefson — **The Brookings Register** 1921-01-27

Newspaper page from Union County Courier carrying the name Tollefson — **Union County Courier** 1912-11-07

Newspaper page from Decorah Public Opinion carrying the name Tollefson — **Decorah Public Opinion** 1916-02-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,762 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Tollefson,
with a public archive behind them.

Thor Carl Tollefson 1901–1982 · politician
Thomas Tollefson 1852– · politician
Chuck Tollefson 1917–1989 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tollefson,
in the records of 3 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 States195 records

195 records of the Tollefson name in the United States

U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 94
U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1

Example: U.S. registration card, 1942

Military record Alfred T. Tollefson
Born 1912 in Montana. Enlisted 1942 at Butte; farmer from Hill County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Highland Cemetery, Havre, Montana.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Example: U.S. war memorial

War record Dwight Duane Tollefson
Born 1946; from Le Sueur, Minnesota. U.S. Army, wireman; died in an accident 1966 in South Vietnam.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864

Burial record Jack Ernest Tollefson
U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1953, died 1984; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 195 records for Tollefson 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) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Tollefson name in Canada

City of Calgary cemetery records 4
City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1

Example: Canadian cemetery

Burial record Theodore Garfield Tollefson
Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 90.
City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Example: Canadian cemetery

Burial record Marie Tollefson
Died 1947; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
Example: Canadian cemetery

Burial record Barbro Tollefson
Buried in 1944 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.
City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Tollefson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Tollefson name in Australia

NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
State Library of Western Australia indexes 1

Example: probate petition, 1848

Probate record John Tollefson
Of Nth Melbne, Victoria; died 1939.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Example: civil register, 1880

Biographical index Bernt Tollefson
In the Western Australian Biographical Index.
State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Tollefson in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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