The Heinrich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,552 people carried this name — #4,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 8,240 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Heinrich surname
A surname transferred from the given name.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Heinrich» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,996 people named Heinrich.
101 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 956 people named Heinrich live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
823 people named Heinrich live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Poland’s population register
576 people named Heinrich have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 799 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
141 people named Heinrich are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Heinrich in American newspapers,
1853–1890.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 169,523 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Heinrich.
- Hein 12,586 · U.S. census
- Heine 5,054 · U.S. census
- Heinemann 3,403 · U.S. census
- Heinen 3,675 · U.S. census
- Heinis 147 · U.S. census
- Heinisch 346 · U.S. census
- Heintz 5,655 · U.S. census
- Heiny 557 · U.S. census
- Heinz 8,311 · U.S. census
- Heisch 149 · U.S. census
- Heise 4,282 · U.S. census
- Heiser 6,606 · U.S. census
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