Researching Jerry York
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3958 people with the York surname? In that year York was ranked number 1076 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jerry means "Form of GERALD. Spear Warrior" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jerry York on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jerry York in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered York ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jerry York and the York Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the York Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the York family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jerry York at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jerry York using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Jerry York.
Research the York surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original York Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4654 people with the York surname in the UK? York is now ranked number 1261 for popularity in the UK. |
York Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jerry York.
Study MyTrees for information on the York family and people looking to contact living York relations.
Look at One Great Family for York records submitted by people who are already researching the York Family Tree.
Find Jerry York from Ireland on findmypast.ie
York Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the York surname in the USA? York is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous York Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jerry York. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jerry York
Jerry York
Jerry York (born July 25, 1945) is the men's ice hockey coach at Boston College. York is the winningest active coach in NCAA hockey, and leads the all-time list as the only Division I head coach with over 1,000 wins (as of 2018). He has won the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey title five times as a coach, at Bowling Green State University in 1984 and at Boston College in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012, tying him with Murray Armstrong for second-most all-time behind only Vic Heyliger (6). York received the Spencer Penrose Trophy for being named Division I Coach of the Year in 1977. On June 25, 2019, York was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category.
Source: Jerry York, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like York
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Yargee Yargo Yarish Yarrick Yarrish Yearick Yearicks Yehorick Yerex Yergeau Yerish Yerk Yerkey Yerkie Yerrick Yerrish Yoerke Yorke Yorks Yrios Yurich Yurish Yurko Yurky





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