The Hens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 185 people carried this name — #98,099 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 15% from 218 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,386 people named Hens 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 Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Hens.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 Hens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frans Hens 1856–1928 · painter -
Piet Hens 1888–1971 · politician -
Henri Hens 1889–1963 · sport cyclist -
Adam Hain 1611–1614
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Dirk Hens 1829–1861
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Joseph Hens 1867–1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hens.
- Henri 700 · U.S. census
- Henrich 2,843 · U.S. census
- Henrion 239 · U.S. census
- Henrique 332 · U.S. census
- Henriques 2,857 · U.S. census
- Henry 170,964 · U.S. census
- Hensel 5,429 · U.S. census
- Hensgen 182 · U.S. census
- Hentges 1,593 · U.S. census
- Hentsch 152 · U.S. census
- Hentz 1,889 · U.S. census
- Hentzen 196 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Hens 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.