The Hinkle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 22,983 people carried this name — #1,565 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 22,581 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

44 families named Hinkle, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 221 people lived in those households, 5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. 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

Pennsylvania 29
North Carolina 10
South Carolina 3
Maryland 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

Hinkle in American newspapers,
1873.

Newspaper page from Independent Statesman carrying the name Hinkle
Independent Statesman 1873-02-06
Newspaper page from Macon Beacon carrying the name Hinkle
Macon Beacon 1873-02-22
Newspaper page from The Republican Journal carrying the name Hinkle
The Republican Journal 1873-04-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 72,062 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hinkle in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

632 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hinkle. The most, 129, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 312
New South Wales 225
Victoria 53
Western Australia 23
South Australia 11
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Hinkle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George M. Hinkle
    George M. Hinkle 1801–1861
  • James F. Hinkle
    James F. Hinkle 1862–1951 · mayor
  • Beatrice M. Hinkle
    Beatrice M. Hinkle 1874–1953 · psychiatrist
  • Florence Hinkle
    Florence Hinkle 1885–1933 · opera singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 52 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hinkle,
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 States1,232 records

1,232 records of the Hinkle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 788
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 298
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 58
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 25
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • Sacramento County historic burials 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Cecil Hinkle

    Born 1947; from Granite City, Illinois. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Grover C. Hinkle

    Born 1919 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1941 at Clarksburg; farm hand from Webster County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Cathna Hinkle

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Werra from Bremen, aged 59; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 1,232 records for Hinkle 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, 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada27 records

27 records of the Hinkle name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 22
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Conrad Hinkle

    Died 1989; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jane Hinkle

    Died 1867 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 Marion Walter Hinkle

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 27 records for Hinkle in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Hinkle name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Hinkle

    Sailed from Victoria in 1868 aboard the Samson, bound for Maryborough.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William Henry Hinkle

    Took out a mineral lease at Cloncurry, Queensland in 1916.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Hinkle in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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).

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