The Wyrick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,391 people carried this name — #5,444 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,302 in 2000.

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In print

Wyrick in American newspapers,
1908–1921.

Newspaper page from The Indian Leader carrying the name Wyrick
The Indian Leader 1911-01-27
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Wyrick
The Washington Herald 1908-06-19
Newspaper page from Mountain Advocate carrying the name Wyrick
Mountain Advocate 1921-07-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,611 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Wyrick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Solomon Wyrick 1840–1924
  • Bob Wyrick 1936–2024 · investigative journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wyrick,
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 States314 records

314 records of the Wyrick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 221
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 83
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James C. Wyrick

    Born 1912 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; cook. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    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 David Hugh Wyrick

    Born 1936; from Alliance, Ohio. U.S. Navy, url no warfare specialty; killed in action 1968 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gottl Wyrick

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Noordland from Antwerp, aged 24; farmer. From Germany; bound for Detroit.

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

Showing 3 of 314 records for Wyrick 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Wyrick name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emzley Jacob Wyrick

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 94.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Clara Wyrick

    Buried in 1964 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Wyrick name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Wyrick

    From Kirnbach, Bretten. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 6 September 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 209).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Wyrick

    From Hindenburg. Reported dead in the Imperial Navy casualty list of 8 February 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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