The Hinson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,857 people carried this name — #1,807 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 19,293 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hinson surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the son of the hine’.

An early record he cites: Henry Hynson, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Hinson and Hineson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 386 · public domain.

In print

Hinson in American newspapers,
1916.

Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Hinson
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1916-05-03
Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Hinson
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1916-05-05
Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Hinson
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1916-05-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,870 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hinson in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

1,834 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hinson. The most, 397, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 696
Queensland 344
New South Wales 343
Western Australia 209
South Australia 150
Tasmania 54
ACT (Canberra) 22

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

Who carried it

People named Hinson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jack Hinson
    Jack Hinson 1807–1874 · farmer
  • Jon Hinson
    Jon Hinson 1942–1995 · politician
  • Sir William Powell, 1st Baronet 1624–1680 · politician
  • Eddie Hinson 1913–1986 · rugby league player
  • Joe Hinson 1919–1989 · Australian rules football player

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 Hinson,
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 States1,025 records

1,025 records of the Hinson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 718
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 181
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 38
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 6
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Harvey Hinson

    Born 1931; from Bonifay, Florida. U.S. Army, armor crewman; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Jack Hinson

    Born 1918 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago, Illinois; bookkeeper from Marion County, Illinois. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Cushing Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    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 Bridget Hinson

    Arrived at New York in 1847 aboard the Hottinguer from Liverpool, aged 12; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,025 records for Hinson 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Australia99 records

99 records of the Hinson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 48
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 17
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  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 William Hinson

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Atlas, arriving 1816; ticket of leave 1838. Native of Notts.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Hinson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1871 aboard the Star Queen, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Cornelius Hinson

    Truck driver of Richmond, Victoria; died 1949.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 99 records for Hinson 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). 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); 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).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Hinson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Hinson

    Buried in 1979 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 75.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alma May Hinson

    Died 1910 in Amherst, Cumberland, 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 William Leslie Hinson

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 11 records for Hinson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Hinson name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elisabeth Hinson

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 43.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Hinson

    Suffolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

    Lance Corporal, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 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 7 records for Hinson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · 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); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Hinson name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anthonia Amelia Francisca Hinson

    Died 1847 in Sint Anna ter Muiden, aged 22; cleaning woman.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert William Hinson

    Married in 1945 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hinson in the Netherlands.

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

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