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The Hentz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,889 people carried this name — #15,499 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 156,300 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,778 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 213 people named Hentz.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Bas-Rhin 54
Moselle 49
Haut-Rhin 33
Paris 14
Hauts-de-Seine 9
Meurthe-et-Moselle 7
Yvelines 4
Vosges 2

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 37 people named Hentz 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 37

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

In print

Hentz in American newspapers,
1910–1930.

Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Hentz
The Montgomery Advertiser 1911-10-29
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald-republican carrying the name Hentz
The Salt Lake Herald-republican 1910-04-17
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Hentz
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-09-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,609 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hentz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nicholas Marcellus Hentz
    Nicholas Marcellus Hentz 1797–1856 · zoologist
  • Caroline Lee Hentz
    Caroline Lee Hentz 1800–1856 · writer
  • Uno Hentz d. 1955 · jurist
  • Nicolas Hentz 1753–1830 · politician
  • Julia Louisa Hentz Keyes 1828–1877 · writer
  • Georg Hentz 1895–1968

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Hentz.

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