The Truesdale surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,757 people carried this name — #7,038 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,432 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Truesdale surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Troutsdale’.

His entry covers Trousdale, Trowsdale, Truesdale and Trowsdall.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 766 · public domain.

In print

Truesdale in American newspapers,
1906–1918.

Newspaper page from News And Citizen carrying the name Truesdale
News And Citizen 1913-04-16
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Truesdale
Santa Fe New Mexican 1906-06-20
Newspaper page from The Chattanooga News carrying the name Truesdale
The Chattanooga News 1918-04-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,671 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Truesdale in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

260 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Truesdale. The most, 51, date from the 1890s. Victoria 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 4.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 117
ACT (Canberra) 46
New South Wales 36
Queensland 30
Western Australia 9
Northern Territory 7
South Australia 6
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Truesdale,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hiram Truesdale
    Hiram Truesdale 1860–1897 · judge
  • Frank Truesdale
    Frank Truesdale 1884–1943 · baseball player
  • Martha Langdon Truesdale 1863–1952
  • Sarah Helen Truesdale 1887–1975
  • Toni Truesdale 1948–2021

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Truesdale,
in the records of 5 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 States309 records

309 records of the Truesdale name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 142
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 23
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • 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 Frank C. Truesdale

    Born 1918 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; watchman from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Stanley E. Truesdale

    Born 1934; from San Diego, California. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1963 in Thailand. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Truesdale

    Arrived at New York in 1877 aboard the Algeria from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 309 records for Truesdale in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Truesdale name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 11
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary J. Truesdale

    Buried in 1940 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 79.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Truesdale

    Died 1901 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. 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 Lawrence William Truesdale

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 20 records for Truesdale in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Truesdale name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Douglas D. Truesdale

    Company manager of Queensland, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Edward Truesdale

    Died 1987; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Truesdale

    Miner of Eaglehawk, Victoria; died 1907.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Truesdale in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Truesdale name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jean Truesdale

    Died 1937, aged 19; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Truesdale

    Died 1952, aged 63; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Truesdale

    Died 1940, aged 19; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Truesdale in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Truesdale 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 Eric Thomas Truesdale

    Died 1968, aged 53; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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).

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