The Wilber surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,155 people carried this name — #5,642 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,996 in 2000.

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In print

Wilber in American newspapers,
1881–1910.

Newspaper page from Hot Springs Weekly Star carrying the name Wilber
Hot Springs Weekly Star 1910-11-17
Newspaper page from The Newberry Herald carrying the name Wilber
The Newberry Herald 1881-05-11
Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Wilber
The Scranton Tribune 1900-09-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 74,877 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wilber in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1960s.

1,171 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wilber. The most, 256, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 501
Victoria 210
Western Australia 200
Queensland 140
South Australia 68
Tasmania 41
ACT (Canberra) 9

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

Who carried it

People named Wilber,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Wilber
    David Wilber 1820–1890 · politician
  • David F. Wilber
    David F. Wilber 1859–1928 · politician
  • Del Wilber
    Del Wilber 1919–2002 · baseball player
  • Charles Dana Wilber 1830–1891 · university teacher
  • Zenas Fisk Wilber 1839–1889 · patent examiner
  • Artturi Ikkala 1895–1962 · jurist

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 Wilber,
in the records of 5 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 States633 records

633 records of the Wilber name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 222
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 172
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 102
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 97
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 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 William Fredrick Wilber

    Born 1947; from Champlin, Minnesota. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Robert E. Wilber

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Buffalo; gardener from Cattaraugus County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Degolia Cemetery, Bradford, Pennsylvania.

    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 Catharine Wilber

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Saint Nicolas from Havre, aged 31; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 633 records for Wilber in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · 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).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Wilber name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 13
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Minna Isabelle Wilber

    Buried in 1997 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 80.

    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 Bessie May Wilber

    Died 1942 in Elmsdale, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alfred Rufus Wilber

    Married 1868 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 15 records for Wilber in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Wilber name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary A. Wilber

    Arrived in Victoria in 1865 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record James Wilber

    Left Launceston in 1852 aboard the Alecto, bound for Melbourne, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index George Wilber

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Wilber in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Wilber name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jacobina Carolina Wilber

    Died 1917 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gertrui Wilber

    Buried in 1676 in Vlierden.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Wilhelmina Wilber

    Baptised in 1776 in Mill.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Wilber in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Wilber 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 E. W. Wilber

    Sapper, Royal Field Artillery. 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).

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