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The Heinis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 147 people carried this name — #118,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 20% from 183 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 331 people named Heinis.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Haut-Rhin 240
Territoire de Belfort 12
Paris 9
Haute-Saône 9
Charente-Maritime 7
Bas-Rhin 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Saône-et-Loire 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

155 people named Heinis live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Basel-Landschaft 74
Basel-Stadt 16
Vaud 10
Zurich 9
Bern 8
Aargau 7
Jura 5
Neuchâtel 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Heinis in American newspapers,
1910.

Newspaper page from Der Staats=anzeiger carrying the name Heinis
Der Staats=anzeiger 1910-04-28
Newspaper page from Der Staats=anzeiger carrying the name Heinis
Der Staats=anzeiger 1910-04-21
Newspaper page from Der Staats=anzeiger carrying the name Heinis
Der Staats=anzeiger 1910-03-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,205 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Heinis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eduard Heinis 1850–1936 · politician
  • Fritz Heinis 1883–1970 · bryologist
  • Anne Heinis 1933–2009 · politician
  • Alfred Heinis 1941– · association football referee
  • Alex Heinis 1971–
  • Anne Heinis 1987– · water polo player

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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