The Troxell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,780 people carried this name — #7,008 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,814 in 2000.

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In print

Troxell in American newspapers,
1839–1919.

Newspaper page from Piney Woods Planter carrying the name Troxell
Piney Woods Planter 1839-01-19
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Troxell
Daily Kennebec Journal 1912-11-15
Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Troxell
The Sea Coast Echo 1919-03-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,173 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Troxell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eleanor Troxell 1874–1943 · writer
  • Edward Leffingwell Troxell 1884–1972 · paleontologist
  • George Earl Troxell 1896–1984 · civil engineer
  • Richard Troxell 1900– · opera singer
  • John Philip Troxell 1901–1990 · economist
  • Barbara Troxell 1916–1984 · singer

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Troxell,
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 States296 records

296 records of the Troxell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 194
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • 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 George M. Troxell

    Born 1924 in Washington. Enlisted 1943 at Seattle; driver from Kitsap County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Roger Lee Troxell

    Born 1940; from Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. Army, combat engineer; died in service 1969 in Quang Ngai, 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 Archie R. Troxell

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1887, died 1945; buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

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

Showing 3 of 296 records for Troxell 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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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