The Trussell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,143 people carried this name — #7,980 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,918 in 2000.

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In print

Trussell in American newspapers,
1866–1913.

Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Trussell
Baraboo Weekly News 1913-01-30
Newspaper page from The Evening Telegraph carrying the name Trussell
The Evening Telegraph 1866-12-20
Newspaper page from St. Johnsbury Caledonian carrying the name Trussell
St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1910-12-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,568 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Trussell in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

1,963 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trussell. The most, 444, date from the 1920s. Queensland 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 Tasmania, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 872
New South Wales 365
Tasmania 337
South Australia 251
Victoria 107
Western Australia 30

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

Who carried it

People named Trussell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Trussell 1250–1347 · politician
  • Maud Charnels 1367–
  • William Trussell 1387–1464 · politician
  • Isabel Trussell 1412–1449
  • Ramona Sparks Burke 1835–1924
  • Estella E. Trussell 1863–1947

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

In the public record

People named Trussell,
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 States221 records

221 records of the Trussell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 46
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold S. Trussell

    Born 1914 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Huntington, West Virginia; survey chainman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Davis Cemetery, Justice, West Virginia.

    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 Larry Hugh Trussell

    Born 1950; from Forest Grove, Oregon. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Richard Trussell

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Grecian Monarch from London, aged 17; baker. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 221 records for Trussell 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Trussell name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Private Trussell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Valetta, aged 25; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Trussell

    Died 1864 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 77.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest Edward Trussell

    Of United Kingdom, Victoria; died 1993.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Trussell in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Trussell name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leslie Hugh Trussell

    Died 1952; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edwin John Trussell

    Died 1925; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: 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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Trussell name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Zeta Aurene Trussell

    Died 1966, aged 36; buried at Picton Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District 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 Trussell 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 H. Trussell

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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).

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