The Wyche surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,573 people carried this name — #7,287 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,311 in 2000.

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In print

Wyche in American newspapers,
1897–1929.

Newspaper page from The Gary American carrying the name Wyche
The Gary American 1929-11-29
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Wyche
The Herald 1897-07-15
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Wyche
The Herald 1897-07-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,411 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wyche in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

528 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wyche. The most, 97, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 239
New South Wales 221
Victoria 35
Tasmania 12
Western Australia 11
South Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Wyche,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Wyche
    Richard Wyche 1400–1440 · Catholic priest
  • Cyril Wyche
    Cyril Wyche 1632–1707 · politician
  • Richard Wyche 1554–1621 · businessperson
  • Nathaniel Wyche 1607– · businessperson
  • Peter Wyche 1628–1699 · diplomat
  • Peter Wyche 1628–1690 · diplomat

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 Wyche,
in the records of 4 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 States285 records

285 records of the Wyche name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 84
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • 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 William F. Wyche

    Born 1897 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; electrician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 James W. Wyche

    Born 1930; from Kaufman County, Texas. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    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 Benjamin H. Wyche

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 2000; buried at BG William C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey.

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

Showing 3 of 285 records for Wyche in the United States.

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

Australia11 records

11 records of the Wyche name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Walter Wyche

    Arrived in Queensland in 1908 aboard the Orient, aged 39.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Edith Wyche

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Orient, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Walter Wyche

    Nominated immigrants to Queensland in 1910.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Wyche in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Wyche 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 J. Wyche

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. A. Wyche

    Royal Fusiliers. 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Wyche name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Richard Wyche

    In a population register; born 1829 in Rippon.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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