Helin surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Helin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 480 people carried this name — #44,730 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (481).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 883 people named Helin.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Nord 247
Aisne 202
Seine-Maritime 75
Ardennes 36
Paris 36
Pas-de-Calais 35
Maine-et-Loire 24
Oise 20

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 174 people named Helin live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 93
Namur 43
West Flanders 19
Luxembourg Province 9
Flemish Brabant 5
Walloon Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 106 people named Helin 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 95
Corrientes 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

4,520 people named Helin are counted in Finland and Sweden.

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

Finland (2026) 3,280
Sweden (2022) 1,240

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

Helin in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from The Lake County Times carrying the name Helin
The Lake County Times 1912-04-26
Newspaper page from The Lake County Times carrying the name Helin
The Lake County Times 1912-04-12
Newspaper page from The Lake County Times carrying the name Helin
The Lake County Times 1912-04-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,259 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Helin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl Helin
    Karl Helin 1883– · athlete
  • Agda Helin
    Agda Helin 1894–1984 · actor
  • Clemens Helin 1702–1775 · priest
  • Johan Helin 1737–1799 · priest
  • Clemens Helin 1742–1807 · priest
  • Henrik Reinhold Helin 1868–1923 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Helin.

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