The Wilcher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,069 people carried this name — #8,148 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,900 in 2000.

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In print

Wilcher in American newspapers,
1906–1922.

Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Wilcher
Mrs. Grundy 1906-11-29
Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Wilcher
Mrs. Grundy 1906-11-15
Newspaper page from The Daily Times carrying the name Wilcher
The Daily Times 1922-02-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,012 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wilcher in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

3,056 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wilcher. The most, 765, date from the 1900s. 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 South Australia, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,589
South Australia 630
Victoria 618
Queensland 158
Western Australia 50
Tasmania 4
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Wilcher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frank Wilcher
    Frank Wilcher 1883–1960 · Australian rules football player
  • Lewis Wilcher 1908– · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wilcher,
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 States190 records

190 records of the Wilcher name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 106
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • 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 Robert L. Wilcher

    Born 1922 in Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Roanoke; welder from Campbell County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Goldie Wilcher

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Grecian from Glasgow, aged 19; tailor. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Barbara J. Wilcher

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1990; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 190 records for Wilcher 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia31 records

31 records of the Wilcher name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Percival Howard Wilcher

    Gentleman of Mornington, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alex Wilcher

    Arrived in Victoria in 1902 aboard the Moravian, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louisa Wilcher

    Of Woodville and Maitland, New South Wales; died 1918.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Wilcher in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Wilcher name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Petrus Wilcher

    Baptised in 1590 in Zundert.

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

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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