The Hine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,738 people carried this name — #8,770 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,774 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hine surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the hine’.

An early record he cites: Robert le Hine, Suffolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Hine and Hyne.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 385 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hine was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Staffordshire: 26 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 385. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Staffordshire 26
Devon 7

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Hine was counted together with Hines: 230 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,260 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Hines, Heigns, Hein, Heins, Hind, Hinde, Hindes, Hinds, Hine, Hinnes, Hyans, Hynds, Hyne, Hynes, Hynn, Hyns. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 48
Connecticut 46
Massachusetts 33
Pennsylvania 29
Virginia 18
New York 14
Maryland 14
Vermont 8
South Carolina 8
Maine 6
New Hampshire 4
Rhode Island 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 245 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hine in American newspapers,
1913–1914.

Newspaper page from Osage County Volksblatt carrying the name Hine
Osage County Volksblatt 1914-01-22
Newspaper page from Osage County Volksblatt carrying the name Hine
Osage County Volksblatt 1913-10-30
Newspaper page from Osage County Volksblatt carrying the name Hine
Osage County Volksblatt 1914-02-12

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

In print

Hine in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

16,660 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hine. The most, 2,552, date from the 1930s. Victoria 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 4,768
Queensland 3,181
New South Wales 2,918
Western Australia 2,390
South Australia 2,079
Tasmania 1,238
ACT (Canberra) 60
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Hine,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Hine
    William Hine 1687–1730 · composer
  • William Hine
    William Hine 1687–1730 · composer
  • Lemon G. Hine
    Lemon G. Hine 1832–1914 · lawyer
  • John Hine d. 1987
  • William Hine d. 1944
  • Mary Sophia Hine 1809–1896

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 Hine,
in the records of 7 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 States641 records

641 records of the Hine name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 172
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • Other U.S. records 315
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Hine

    Born 1915 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1940 at New Haven; auto mechanic. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, Southbury, Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frederick David Hine

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Pretoria from Cuxhaven, aged 40; plumber. From London, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Glen Douglas Hine

    Born 1946; from Leyden, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 641 records for Hine in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia525 records

525 records of the Hine name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 272
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 103
  • Other Australian records 150
  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 Sarah Hine

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tory, sailing from London in 1848. Native of Rochester, Kent. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Hine

    Died 1925 in Gormanston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1925.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Hine

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Shooting Star, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 525 records for Hine 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Hine name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 11
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bessie Ruth Hine

    Died 1959; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mark Hine

    Married 1879 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 23 records for Hine in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom19 records

19 records of the Hine name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 16
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Hine

    Buried in 1801 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 60.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Henry Hine

    Will proved in 1936; of Landore, Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Hine

    Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Hine in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Hine name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alfred Stephen Hine

    Married in 1916 in 's-Gravenhage; bookkeeper.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Fannij Elizabeth Burrow Hine

    Died 1914 in Rotterdam, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Mark A. Hine

    In the population register of Nijmegen; born 1821.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Hine in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Hine name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Hine

    Died 1932, aged 53; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anne Hine

    Died 1984, aged 84; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emily Elizabeth Hine

    Died 1939, aged 71; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hine in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

France10 records

10 records of the Hine name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Hine

    Born 1912 in Jarnac; died 1994 in Jarnac (Charente).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Denise Hine

    Born 1909 in Jarnac (Charente); died 1993 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Laurent Francois Thomas Hine

    Born 1965 in Jarnac; died 1992 in Gondeville (Charente).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hine in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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