The Vancleave surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,847 people carried this name — #8,562 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,793 in 2000.

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In print

Vancleave in American newspapers,
1902–1922.

Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Vancleave
The Freeman 1902-07-12
Newspaper page from The Alaska Daily Empire carrying the name Vancleave
The Alaska Daily Empire 1922-08-21
Newspaper page from The Indian Leader carrying the name Vancleave
The Indian Leader 1914-03-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,193 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Vancleave,
in the records of the United States.

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 States190 records

190 records of the Vancleave name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 120
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • 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 Carl E. Vancleave

    Born 1912 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; metal worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 William F. Vancleave

    Born 1950; from Temperance, Michigan. U.S. Marine Corps, m60a1 tank crewman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Newton B. Van Cleave

    U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1832, died 1915; buried at Eslinger Cemetery, Albia, Iowa.

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

Showing 3 of 190 records for Vancleave in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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