The Yager surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,427 people carried this name — #4,766 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,417).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 44 people named Yager.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Vosges.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Vosges 27
Paris 4
Eure-et-Loir 2
Marne 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2
Moselle 2
Nord 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Yager in American newspapers,
1921–1926.

Newspaper page from El Mundo carrying the name Yager
El Mundo 1921-05-20
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Yager
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-01-30
Newspaper page from El Imparcial carrying the name Yager
El Imparcial 1921-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,457 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Yager in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

2,852 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Yager. The most, 777, 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 New South Wales, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,267
Victoria 443
Queensland 75
South Australia 21
Tasmania 19
Western Australia 14
ACT (Canberra) 10

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

Who carried it

People named Yager,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Yager
    Arthur Yager 1858–1941 · politician
  • Arthur Yager
    Arthur Yager 1858–1941 · politician
  • Henry Yager 1802–1860
  • Sigmund Yager 1817–1882
  • Sigmund Yager 1821–1882
  • Helen Amelia Quintal 1848–1921

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 Yager,
in the records of 6 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 States878 records

878 records of the Yager name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 253
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 239
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 179
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 101
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 77
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • Sacramento County historic burials 11
  • 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 Kenneth R. Yager

    Born 1911 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

    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 Marianna Yager

    Arrived at New York in 1832 aboard the Edward from Havre, aged 46; cooper. From Reinach, Switzerland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Corwin Yager

    Born 1948; from Granada Hills, California. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1967 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 878 records for Yager in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia64 records

64 records of the Yager name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 45
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johann J. Yager

    Farmer of Campbelltown, Victoria; died 1896.

    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 Henrich Yager

    Arrived in Victoria in 1873 aboard the Atrato, aged 31.

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

    Of Ulmarra, New South Wales; died 1881.

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

Showing 3 of 64 records for Yager in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

France24 records

24 records of the Yager name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georgette Marie Aimelie Yager

    Born 1928 in Champ-le-Duc; died 1995 in Épinal (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Daniel Yager

    Born 1941 in Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit (Marne); died 1997 in Bron (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymonde Marie Yager

    Born 1933 in Fays; died 1987 in Granges-sur-Vologne (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Yager in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Yager name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frederick James Yager

    Buried in 1964 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 37.

    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 Donald Martin Yager

    Buried in 1975 at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Brent Cameron Yager

    Buried in 1953 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Yager in Canada.

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

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Yager name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johann George Yager

    Died 1936, aged 61; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Yager

    Died 1939, aged 59; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Yager name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lelah Yager

    Died 1962 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (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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