The Vierra surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,949 people carried this name — #8,383 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,572 in 2000.

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In print

Vierra in American newspapers,
1891–1924.

Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Vierra
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1923-06-29
Newspaper page from The Butler Weekly Times carrying the name Vierra
The Butler Weekly Times 1891-07-15
Newspaper page from The L'anse Sentinel carrying the name Vierra
The L'anse Sentinel 1924-01-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,875 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vierra,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carlos Vierra
    Carlos Vierra 1876–1937 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Vierra,
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 States313 records

313 records of the Vierra name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 101
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 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 Joseph Vierra

    Born 1946; from Oakland, California. U.S. Army, armor crewman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Harold A. Vierra

    Born 1926 in Hawaiian Islands. Enlisted 1946 at Portola, California; day worker. U.S. Army veteran; died 1950, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    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 Marcelin Vierra

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the La Normandie from Havre, aged 19; farmer. From France; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 313 records for Vierra in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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).

Netherlands34 records

34 records of the Vierra name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 22
  • Dutch population registers 12
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rebecca Vierra

    Married in 1885 in Amsterdam; domestic servant. Died 1931 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David Vierra

    Married in 1912 in Amsterdam; merchant.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Alida Vierra

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1913 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Vierra 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Vierra name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Odette Vierra

    Born 1929 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime); died 1985 in Montluçon (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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