The Vanbuskirk surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,073 people carried this name — #6,663 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,962 in 2000.

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In print

Vanbuskirk in American newspapers,
1899–1918.

Newspaper page from The Manchester Journal carrying the name Vanbuskirk
The Manchester Journal 1915-10-28
Newspaper page from The Manchester Journal carrying the name Vanbuskirk
The Manchester Journal 1918-12-05
Newspaper page from The Yakima Herald carrying the name Vanbuskirk
The Yakima Herald 1899-01-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,328 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vanbuskirk,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emeline Van Buskirk 1816–1870

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Vanbuskirk,
in the records of 3 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 States594 records

594 records of the Vanbuskirk name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 212
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 69
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 44
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Harold Dennis VanBuskirk

    Born 1946; from Overland, Missouri. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Dorphus A. VanBuskirk

    Born 1916 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1945 at Oklahoma City; construction laborer from Oklahoma County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Elmore City Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Matthew Van Buskirk

    U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1835, died 1901; buried at Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Iowa.

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

Showing 3 of 594 records for Vanbuskirk in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada406 records

406 records of the Vanbuskirk name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 393
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James H. VanBuskirk

    Buried in 1947 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 42.

    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 George Edwin VanBuskirk

    Died 1911 in Lower Sackville, 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 James Henry VanBuskirk

    Died in service in 1947.

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

Showing 3 of 406 records for Vanbuskirk in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Vanbuskirk name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record A. F. VanBuskirk

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Vaquero, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Vanbuskirk in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

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