The Hentsch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 152 people carried this name — #115,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 23% from 124 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
75 people named Hentsch live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Hentsch.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 68 people named Hentsch 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.
Who carried it
People named Hentsch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henri Hentsch 1761–1835 · banker -
Henri Hentsch 1761–1835 · banker
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Albert Hentsch 1804–1855 · banker -
Édouard Hentsch 1829–1892 · banker -
Édouard Hentsch 1829–1892 · banker
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Jürgen Hentsch 1936–2011 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hentsch.
- Henriques 2,857 · U.S. census
- Henry 170,964 · U.S. census
- Hens 185 · U.S. census
- Hensel 5,429 · U.S. census
- Hensgen 182 · U.S. census
- Hentges 1,593 · U.S. census
- Hentz 1,889 · U.S. census
- Hentzen 196 · U.S. census
- Heon 511 · U.S. census
- Hepp 1,966 · U.S. census
- Her 15,089 · U.S. census
- Heran 224 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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