The Upchurch surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,922 people carried this name — #3,587 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,736 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Upchurch surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Upchurch» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Upchurch in American newspapers,
1895–1921.

Newspaper page from The West Virginian carrying the name Upchurch
The West Virginian 1921-08-10
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Upchurch
The Freeman 1895-09-14
Newspaper page from The Evening Times carrying the name Upchurch
The Evening Times 1909-05-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,226 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Upchurch in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

644 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Upchurch. The most, 184, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 15.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 596
New South Wales 34
Queensland 7
Victoria 5
ACT (Canberra) 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Upchurch,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Jordan Upchurch
    John Jordan Upchurch 1820–1887 · founder
  • John Jordan Upchurch
    John Jordan Upchurch 1822–1887 · founder
  • Frank D. Upchurch
    Frank D. Upchurch 1894–1986 · politician
  • Hamilton D. Upchurch
    Hamilton D. Upchurch 1925–2008 · politician
  • Clyde Carrie Upchurch 1898–1970
  • Herbert L. Upchurch 1908–1979 · politician

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 Upchurch,
in the records of 4 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 States462 records

462 records of the Upchurch name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 331
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 114
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 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 Herman O. Upchurch

    Born 1922 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Dallas; metal worker from Dallas County. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 2001, buried at Sabine Cemetery, Lindale, Texas.

    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 James Glenn Upchurch

    Born 1944; from Ada, Oklahoma. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry officer; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, 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 John Upchurch

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; laborer. From Rochdale, England.

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

Showing 3 of 462 records for Upchurch 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Australia83 records

83 records of the Upchurch name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 67
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Upchurch

    Died 1897 in Victoria - Huon, Tasmania, aged 77. Will registered in Tasmania in 1897.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elizabeth Ellen Upchurch

    Born 1855 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1877 in Victoria - Huon, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bessie M. Upchurch

    Arrived in Queensland in 1891 aboard the Roma, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 83 records for Upchurch in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Upchurch 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 J. Upchurch

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

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. Upchurch

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

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. T. Upchurch

    Al Engineers. 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Upchurch name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Violet Annie Upchurch

    Died 1964 in North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

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

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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