The Hinckley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,227 people carried this name — #7,835 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,900 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,924 in 2000.

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In print

Hinckley in American newspapers,
1913.

Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Hinckley
The Day Book 1913-01-04
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Hinckley
The Day Book 1913-01-10
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Hinckley
The Day Book 1913-01-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 118,438 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hinckley in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,860 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hinckley. The most, 540, date from the 1870s. South Australia has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,269
Western Australia 498
Victoria 426
Queensland 320
New South Wales 232
ACT (Canberra) 78
Tasmania 32

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

Who carried it

People named Hinckley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Hinckley d. 1662
  • John Hinckley d. 1709
  • Robert Hinckley 1537–
  • Samuel Hinckley 1589–1662
  • Elizabeth Hinckley 1617–1691
  • Sarah Pope 1651–

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hinckley,
in the records of 3 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 States394 records

394 records of the Hinckley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 145
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 72
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 70
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 53
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Omer H. Hinckley

    Born 1914 in Colorado. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; electrician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 William K. Hinckley

    Born 1945; from Manchester, Massachusetts. U.S. Navy, airman; died in an accident 1967 in North Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Hinckley

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Chace from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 394 records for Hinckley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Australia46 records

46 records of the Hinckley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 40
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Hinckley

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rodney, sailing from Portland (Dorset) in 1850. Native of Betley, Staffordshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Robert Hinckley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1877 aboard the Duchess of Edinburgh, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Isabella Hinckley

    Of Glen Waverley, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Hinckley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Hinckley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bessie Florence Hinckley

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bessie G. Hinckley

    Died 1956 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph A. Hinckley

    Married 1876 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Hinckley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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