The Himes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,831 people carried this name — #4,026 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,419 in 2000.

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In print

Himes in American newspapers,
1894–1926.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial District carrying the name Himes
The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial District 1894-07-07
Newspaper page from The Morning Astorian carrying the name Himes
The Morning Astorian 1904-05-06
Newspaper page from The Buffalo Bulletin carrying the name Himes
The Buffalo Bulletin 1926-07-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Himes in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

176 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Himes. The most, 35, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 62
New South Wales 36
Queensland 30
South Australia 26
Western Australia 12
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Himes.

Who carried it

People named Himes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph H. Himes
    Joseph H. Himes 1885–1960 · politician
  • Norman Himes
    Norman Himes 1900–1958 · ice hockey player
  • Chester Himes
    Chester Himes 1909–1984 · screenwriter
  • Chester Himes
    Chester Himes 1909–1984 · screenwriter
  • Chester Himes
    Chester Himes 1909–1984 · screenwriter
  • Joshua V. Himes 1805–1895 · journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Himes,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States617 records

617 records of the Himes name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 356
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 133
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 64
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 36
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George E. Himes

    Born 1917 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1945 at Camden; electrician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, Delaware.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael Bruce Himes

    Born 1946; from Birmingham, Alabama. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Himes

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the China from Liverpool, aged 35; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 617 records for Himes in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Himes name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Himes

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 25; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. B. Himes

    Sailed from Victoria in 1854 aboard the Windsor, bound for Callao, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 8 records for Himes in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Himes name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Himes

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Niger, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Cecile Shirley Himes

    Buried in 1995 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 57.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Albert Edward Himes

    Died in service in 1919.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Himes in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Himes name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Alida Cornelia Maria Himes

    Born 1859 in Schiedam.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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