The Helvig surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 221 people carried this name — #84,748 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 224 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 123 people named Helvig 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Helvig.
Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Helvig,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christoph Helvig 1581–1617 · historian -
Carl Gottfried Helvig 1765–1844 · military personnel -
Carl Gottfried Helvig 1765–1844 · military personnel
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Johann August Helvig 1796–1855 · painter
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Johann August Helvig 1796–1855 · painter
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Carl Helvig 1830–1905 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Helvig.
- Helme 372 · U.S. census
- Helmer 5,674 · U.S. census
- Helmlinger 374 · U.S. census
- Helmstetter 741 · U.S. census
- Helo 264 · U.S. census
- Helou 426 · U.S. census
- Helwig 2,863 · U.S. census
- Hem 1,021 · U.S. census
- Hemberger 729 · U.S. census
- Hemme 728 · U.S. census
- Hemmen 512 · U.S. census
- Hemmer 2,549 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Helvig is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.