The Vanover surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,689 people carried this name — #5,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,453 in 2000.

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In print

Vanover in American newspapers,
1910–1914.

Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Star carrying the name Vanover
The Hawaiian Star 1910-07-07
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Vanover
Evening Star 1910-06-19
Newspaper page from Polk County Observer carrying the name Vanover
Polk County Observer 1914-08-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,456 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Vanover in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1930s.

47 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Vanover. The most, 40, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 15
Victoria 11
Queensland 7
South Australia 6
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Vanover,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Roscoe Vanover 1863–1927 · judge
  • Frederic D. Vanover 1887–1957

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Vanover,
in the records of 2 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 States234 records

234 records of the Vanover name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 174
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jack Vanover

    Born 1917 in Virginia. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; miner from Harlan County, Kentucky. U.S. Army veteran; died 2001, buried at Mack Reams Family Cemetery, London, Kentucky.

    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 Edward Charles Vanover

    Born 1948; from Oxford, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 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 Eli Vanover

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1828, died 1913; buried at Vanover Family Cemetery, Clintwood, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 234 records for Vanover 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). 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).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Vanover name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  • Dutch population registers 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Katharina van Over

    Married in 1768 in Rotterdam; born in Shertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Wouter van Over

    Buried in 1607 in Zaltbommel.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria van Over

    In the population register of Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Vanover in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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