The Trice surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,546 people carried this name — #4,145 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 7,960 in 2000.

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In print

Trice in American newspapers,
1908–1909.

Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Trice
The Tupelo Journal 1908-12-18
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Trice
The Tupelo Journal 1908-01-03
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Trice
The Tupelo Journal 1909-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 683,225 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Trice in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

3,928 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trice. The most, 828, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,226
Victoria 841
Queensland 760
South Australia 590
Western Australia 265
Tasmania 226
ACT (Canberra) 11
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Trice,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jack Trice
    Jack Trice 1902–1923 · athlete
  • Virgil Garnett Trice Jr.
    Virgil Garnett Trice Jr. 1926–1997 · chemical engineer
  • William George Trice 1848–1920 · organist
  • Willie Trice 1910–1976 · singer
  • Bob Trice 1926–1988 · baseball player
  • Jerry Trice 1942–1996 · basketball 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 Trice,
in the records of 6 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 States521 records

521 records of the Trice name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 284
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 147
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • 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 Frederic W. Trice

    Born 1917 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Fort George G Meade; bookkeeper. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1999, buried at Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hy. Trice

    Arrived at New York in 1834 aboard the Jubilee from London, aged 21; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jimmie H. Trice

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 1992; buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, Delaware.

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

Showing 3 of 521 records for Trice 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia74 records

74 records of the Trice name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 36
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Ballarat Avenue of Honour, First World War 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Trice

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Marion, sailing from London in 1843. Native of Oxbridge, Dorset.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Benjn Trice

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Birmingham, aged 31; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record George Trice

    Enlisted in 1914 with the 2nd F. Co.Eng. Honoured on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

    City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU)

Showing 3 of 74 records for Trice in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Trice name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  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 Ben Trice

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of Pembroke, Kentucky.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Trice

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Moravian, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Trice

    Buried in 1904 at Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Trice in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Trice 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 Stanley Abraham Trice

    Died 1960, aged 66; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mabel Beatrice May Trice

    Died 1926, aged 35; buried at Bromley Cemetery, 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 Trice 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 R. Trice

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Trice name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Evangeline Trice

    Died 1968 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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