The Hintz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,406 people carried this name — #4,776 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,242 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

211 people named Hintz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 263 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 64
Warmian-Masurian 38
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 34
West Pomeranian 27
Masovian 17
Łódź 16
Greater Poland 9
Lower Silesian 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 136 people named Hintz live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 48
Buenos Aires Province 46
Tucumán 26
Corrientes 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

47 people named Hintz live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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

Where they live today

Bern 12
Thurgau 7
Zurich 6
Aargau 5
St. Gallen 5
Schwyz 5
Valais 4
Neuchâtel 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

22 people named Hintz is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 22

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

Hintz in American newspapers,
1929.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Hintz
Evening Star 1929-08-20
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Hintz
The Washington Times 1929-05-08
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Hintz
The Washington Times 1929-08-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,976 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hintz in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

1,056 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hintz. The most, 245, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 722
South Australia 182
New South Wales 74
Victoria 61
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 4
Western Australia 3

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

Who carried it

People named Hintz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ewaldt Hintz 1613–1668 · composer
  • Carl Hintz 1640–1711 · organist
  • Julius Hintz 1805–1862 · painter
  • György Hintz 1805–1876 · theologian
  • György Hintz 1840–1890 · physician
  • Eugen Hintz 1868–1932 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hintz,
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 States1,031 records

1,031 records of the Hintz name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 478
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 197
  • Other U.S. records 356
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard E. Hintz

    Born 1914 in Colorado. Enlisted 1943 at Phoenix, Arizona; aircraft worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

    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 Ottilie Hintz

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Scandia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 21; servant. From Wangen, Prussia, Germany; bound for Kansas.

    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 James Raymond Hintz

    Born 1945; from Detroit, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,031 records for Hintz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Germany443 records

443 records of the Hintz name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 442
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Hintz

    Born 1898; from Steegen. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 12 February 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 46).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Emil Friedrich Wilhelm Hintz

    Naturalised at Rimbach in 1912.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Walter Hintz

    From Breslau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 June 1918; then reported missing in the list of 9 August 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 443 records for Hintz 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands28 records

28 records of the Hintz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 12
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ernst Hintz

    Married in 1942 in Amsterdam; waiter.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Erna Marie Sophie Hintz

    Died 1972 in Oosterhout; born 1911 in Hamburg, Germany.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emmy Magdalena Hintz

    Died 1972 in Utrecht; born 1899 in Hamburg.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Hintz 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).

Australia27 records

27 records of the Hintz name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 17
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William F. Hintz

    Laborer of Bethanga, Victoria; died 1920.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Jurgen Hintz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the Red Jacket, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record August Hintz

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1884.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Hintz in Australia.

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

Canada22 records

22 records of the Hintz name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 17
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Otto Hintz

    Died 1987, aged 55; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marilyn Ruth Hintz

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 44.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  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 Frederick Hintz

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 22 records for Hintz in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Hintz 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 Stanislawa Hintz

    Born 1922 in Méricourt (Pas-de-Calais); died 1993 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

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

    Born 1904 in Levallois-Perret (Paris); died 1974 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).

    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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Hintz name in New Zealand War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record A. Hintz

    New Zealand Infantry. 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: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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