The Hinrichs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,825 people carried this name — #6,952 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,774 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

80 people named Hinrichs live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Thurgau 21
Zurich 17
St. Gallen 10
Appenzell Innerrhoden 8
Solothurn 7
Bern 4
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 4
Nidwalden 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

36 people named Hinrichs is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 36

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Hinrichs in American newspapers,
1895–1904.

Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo And Tourist's Register carrying the name Hinrichs
The White Mountain Echo And Tourist's Register 1904-09-24
Newspaper page from Shiner Gazette carrying the name Hinrichs
Shiner Gazette 1896-04-23
Newspaper page from Shiner Gazette carrying the name Hinrichs
Shiner Gazette 1895-06-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,046 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hinrichs in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

450 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hinrichs. The most, 132, date from the 1920s. 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 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 169
Western Australia 149
Queensland 91
South Australia 17
New South Wales 12
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Hinrichs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frederik Johann Hinrichs
    Frederik Johann Hinrichs 1838–1909 · military officer
  • Gustav Hinrichs
    Gustav Hinrichs 1850–1942 · composer
  • Jürgen Hinrichs d. 1803 · miniature painter
  • Johann Conrad Hinrichs 1763–1813 · publisher
  • Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs 1794–1861 · theologian
  • Johann Ludwig Hinrichs 1818–1901 · theologian

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 Hinrichs,
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 States1,260 records

1,260 records of the Hinrichs name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 881
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 140
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 111
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 60
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 42
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record August H. Hinrichs

    Born 1919 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Snelling; farm hand. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1950, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota. U.S. Air Force; declared dead 1950 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0); U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leroy H. Hinrichs

    Born 1916 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; electrician from Rock Island. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Minna Hinrichs

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Saale from Bremen and Southampton, aged 10; farmer. From Lehe, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 1,260 records for Hinrichs in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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: 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).

Germany1,130 records

1,130 records of the Hinrichs name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,127
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Hinrichs

    Born 1895; from Extum, Aurich. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Foot Guards Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Louise Emil Hinrichs

    Emigrated to New York in 1873.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johann Hinrich Hinrichs

    Estate settled at Pansdorf in 1914.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,130 records for Hinrichs in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands911 records

911 records of the Hinrichs name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 536
  • Dutch population registers 353
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 22
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Hedde Hinrichs

    Married in 1900 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1947 in Rotterdam, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frauke Jürrina Hinrichs

    Married in 1932 in Wormerveer; nurse. Died 1962 in Wormerveer.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Zaanstad (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerhard Claassen Goudschaal Hinrichs

    Married in 1872 in Groningen; carpenter, born 1839 in Fahne. Died 1883 in Groningen, aged 43.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 911 records for Hinrichs 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).

Australia49 records

49 records of the Hinrichs name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 44
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cecilie Hinrichs

    Arrived in Queensland in 1863 aboard the Beausite, aged 1.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John R. Hinrichs

    Gentleman of Fitzroy, Victoria; died 1939.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Heinrich Hinrichs

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Solingen, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Hinrichs 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Hinrichs 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 Maik Hinrichs

    Born 1966 in Husum (Allemagne de l’Ouest); died 1990 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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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