The Williford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,352 people carried this name — #4,248 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,080 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

25 families named Williford, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 142 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 17
Connecticut 3
Vermont 1
Massachusetts 1
Pennsylvania 1
Virginia 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 268 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Williford in American newspapers,
1906–1923.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Williford
New-york Tribune 1906-03-18
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Williford
Evening Star 1923-01-04
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Williford
The Washington Times 1923-01-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,286 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Williford in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1940s.

44 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Williford. The most, 19, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 19
South Australia 9
Victoria 9
Tasmania 1

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

In the public record

People named Williford,
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 States400 records

400 records of the Williford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 294
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 93
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter H. Williford

    Born 1922 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; checker from Galveston County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Elsworth Williford

    Born 1936; from Fayetteville, North Carolina. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, 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 Maurice Claude Williford

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1940, died 1971; buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

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

Showing 3 of 400 records for Williford in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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).

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