The Hindman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,056 people carried this name — #5,727 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,800 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,587 in 2000.

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In print

Hindman in American newspapers,
1856–1920.

Newspaper page from The Ripley Advertiser carrying the name Hindman
The Ripley Advertiser 1881-04-30
Newspaper page from The News Scimitar carrying the name Hindman
The News Scimitar 1920-08-05
Newspaper page from The Panola Star carrying the name Hindman
The Panola Star 1856-05-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,077 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hindman in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

1,382 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hindman. The most, 318, date from the 1880s. New South Wales 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 Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 633
Queensland 574
Victoria 101
South Australia 41
Tasmania 22
Western Australia 7
ACT (Canberra) 3

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

Who carried it

People named Hindman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Hindman
    William Hindman 1743–1822 · lawyer
  • Thomas C. Hindman
    Thomas C. Hindman 1828–1868 · lawyer
  • Thomas C. Hindman
    Thomas C. Hindman 1828–1868 · lawyer
  • James R. Hindman
    James R. Hindman 1839–1912 · politician
  • John Hindman 1817– · politician
  • Daniel T. Hindman 1839–1915 · politician

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 Hindman,
in the records of 5 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 States337 records

337 records of the Hindman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 217
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence L. Hindman

    Born 1920 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; driver from Scott County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Union Park Cemetery, Chaffee, Missouri.

    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 David C. Hindman

    Born 1931; from Oceana County, Michigan. U.S. Army, pioneer; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    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 Jane Hindman

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the Constantine from Liverpool, aged 24; dressmaker. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 337 records for Hindman in the United States.

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

Australia47 records

47 records of the Hindman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 29
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Hindman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Hope, aged 40; 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 Joseph Hindman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1912 aboard the Orontes, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Patricia Hindman

    Born 1917 in Upper Queen Street, North℗¿Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Hindman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand8 records

8 records of the Hindman name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emma Hindman

    Buried in 1945 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 84.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Jane Hindman

    Buried in 1906 at Tararu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 75.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Flora S. Hindman

    Buried in 1915 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 18.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Hindman in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Hindman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Catherine Hindman

    Buried in 1994 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Hindman

    Died 1945; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah May Hindman

    Died 1928 in Marshalltown, Digby, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hindman in Canada.

Counts: 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. 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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Hindman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonie Hindman

    Died 1887 in Barger-Oosterveen (Emmen), aged 80.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Antonia Hindman

    In the population register of Emmen; born 1806.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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