The Hinman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,303 people carried this name — #6,413 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,336 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

101 families named Hinman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 531 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 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

Connecticut 44
Pennsylvania 24
Vermont 10
Maryland 10
New York 8
North Carolina 3
New Hampshire 1
Massachusetts 1

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

Hinman in American newspapers,
1884–1917.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Hinman
Daily Kennebec Journal 1884-03-07
Newspaper page from The Redwood Gazette carrying the name Hinman
The Redwood Gazette 1915-10-27
Newspaper page from The Redwood Gazette carrying the name Hinman
The Redwood Gazette 1917-11-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 35,838 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hinman in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

2,257 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hinman. The most, 559, 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 Tasmania, at 11.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 1,475
New South Wales 315
Victoria 201
Queensland 150
Western Australia 58
South Australia 42
ACT (Canberra) 12

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

Who carried it

People named Hinman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clark T. Hinman
    Clark T. Hinman 1819–1854 · university president
  • Ida Hinman
    Ida Hinman 1854–1926 · journalist
  • Harvey DeForest Hinman
    Harvey DeForest Hinman 1864–1954 · politician
  • George Wheeler Hinman
    George Wheeler Hinman 1864–1927 · editor
  • Benjamin Hinman 1719–1810 · military personnel
  • Catharine Hinman 1740–

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 Hinman,
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 States651 records

651 records of the Hinman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 212
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 170
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 118
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 112
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • Sacramento County historic burials 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 Charles L. Hinman

    Born 1916 in Oregon. Enlisted 1940 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington; farm hand from Canyon County, Idaho. U.S. Army veteran; died 1997, buried at Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery, Hayward, California.

    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 Magd Hinman

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Inca from Havre, aged 22; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    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 Dwight Earl Hinman

    Born 1944; from Belmond, Iowa. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; died of wounds 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 651 records for Hinman in the United States.

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

Australia53 records

53 records of the Hinman name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 21
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lucy Maud Hinman

    Died 1918 in Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1918.

    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 Edward J. Hinman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Oswestry Grange, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Hinman

    Of Newtown, New South Wales; died 1888.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Hinman in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Hinman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Hinman

    Came to Ontario in 1876 aboard the Polynesian, landing at Portland, bound for Goderich, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Henry Hinman

    Died 1919 in Lakeview, Halifax, 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 Charles H. Hinman

    Married 1881 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Hinman 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. 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Hinman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Hinman

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. E. Hinman

    Corporal, Worcestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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