The Tryon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,638 people carried this name — #7,201 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,427 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

55 Tryon families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 334 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 39
New York 8
Pennsylvania 3
Vermont 2
Massachusetts 2
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 266 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Tryon in American newspapers,
1905.

Newspaper page from The Commonwealth carrying the name Tryon
The Commonwealth 1905-09-01
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Tryon
St. Tammany Farmer 1905-09-23
Newspaper page from The Forrest City Times carrying the name Tryon
The Forrest City Times 1905-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 63,019 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tryon in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

6,817 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tryon. The most, 1,784, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 5,296
New South Wales 714
Victoria 332
South Australia 241
Tasmania 140
Western Australia 78
ACT (Canberra) 12

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

Who carried it

People named Tryon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Tryon d. 1660
  • Eva Mildred Tryon d. 1957
  • Alice Dashwood d. 1932
  • Claude Tryon d. 1949
  • Peter Tryon d. 1660
  • Gertrude Lilian Forbes d. 2008

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

In the public record

People named Tryon,
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 States424 records

424 records of the Tryon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 89
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 83
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Fred Albert Tryon

    Born 1946; from Downey, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1965 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. Tryon

    Born 1909 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Grant; driver from Cook County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 William Tryon

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Indiana from Bremen and Southampton, aged 15; merchant. From Houston; bound for Texas.

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

Showing 3 of 424 records for Tryon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Tryon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • 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 Admiral Tryon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Indus, aged 48; English.

    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 Eunice Joyce Tryon

    Died 1984; 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 George Tryon

    Of Middlesex, Eng; died 1893.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Tryon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand9 records

9 records of the Tryon 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 Bridget Tryon

    Died 1930, aged 61; buried at Linwood Cemetery, 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 Patricia Mary Tryon

    Died 1979, aged 57; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Darrell Tryon

    Died 1973, aged 57; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Tryon in New Zealand.

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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Tryon name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eleanor Beavis Tryon

    Died 1990; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. 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 Frederick Harold Tryon

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andrew Hunter Tryon

    Married 1947 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Tryon in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Tryon 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 G. W. Tryon

    Corporal, Somerset Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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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