The Hinz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,574 people carried this name — #7,284 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is down 3% from 4,711 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

1,758 people named Hinz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,044 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 1,046
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 244
Greater Poland 158
Warmian-Masurian 89
West Pomeranian 67
Łódź 34
Masovian 34
Lubusz 24

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

132 people named Hinz live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

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

Where they live today

Aargau 29
Zurich 28
Bern 17
St. Gallen 16
Lucerne 9
Thurgau 8
Schaffhausen 6
Schwyz 5

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 99 people named Hinz 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 43
Santa Fe 42
Misiones 14

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 42 people named Hinz.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Nord.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Nord 5
Bas-Rhin 5
Calvados 4
Haut-Rhin 4
Pas-de-Calais 4
Manche 3
Paris 1
Orne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

99 people named Hinz is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 99

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

Hinz in American newspapers,
1905.

Newspaper page from The Bottineau Courant carrying the name Hinz
The Bottineau Courant 1905-08-18
Newspaper page from The Bottineau Courant carrying the name Hinz
The Bottineau Courant 1905-08-04
Newspaper page from The Bottineau Courant carrying the name Hinz
The Bottineau Courant 1905-08-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,403 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hinz in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

1,952 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hinz. The most, 393, 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 4.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,854
Victoria 53
New South Wales 26
South Australia 15
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Hinz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Georg Hainz 1630–1700 · painter
  • Georg Hainz 1630–1688 · painter
  • Georg Hainz 1666–1700 · painter
  • Georg Hainz 1666–1688 · painter
  • Carsten Hinz 1815–1844 · farmworker
  • Gittel Hinz 1894–1940

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hinz,
in the records of 8 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 States1,799 records

1,799 records of the Hinz name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,325
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 139
  • Other U.S. records 335
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl C. Hinz

    Born 1923 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Snelling; farmer from Goodhue County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Zumbrota Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Johanne Hinz

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Georgia from Stettin, aged 35; laborer. From Germany; bound for Toledo.

    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 David Lee Hinz

    Born 1942; from Ft Worth, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,799 records for Hinz 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 · 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).

Germany2,931 records

2,931 records of the Hinz name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,929
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Hinz

    Born 1899; from Dan Caymen, Labiau. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 4 April 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 45).

    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 Wilhelm Christian Friedrich Hinz

    Emigrated to North America in 1868.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Hinz

    Born 1889; from Charlottenburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 November 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 48).

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

Showing 3 of 2,931 records for Hinz 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).

Netherlands116 records

116 records of the Hinz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 73
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 43
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hedwig Maria Hinz

    Married in 1939 in Amsterdam. Died 1963 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 46.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wilhelm Friedrich Otto Hinz

    Married in 1925 in Rotterdam. Died 1954 in Baarn, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Christian Johannes Hinz

    Died 1913 in Delfzijl, aged 18; "lichtmatroos".

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 116 records for Hinz 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).

Australia76 records

76 records of the Hinz name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 69
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl Hinz

    Arrived in Queensland in 1881 aboard the Carnatic, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Maas Giur Hinz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1900 aboard the Koenigin Luise, aged 60.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Francis Joseph Hinz

    Of Mount Martha, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 76 records for Hinz 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).

France15 records

15 records of the Hinz 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 Georg Rudiger Hinz

    Born 1943 in Germany; died 1994 in Saint-Martin-de-Crau (Bouches-du-Rhône).

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

    Born 1907 in Poland; died 1993 in Cornebarrieu (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Liselotte Hinz

    Born 1916 in Germany; died 1996 in Bourg-la-Reine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Hinz in France.

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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Hinz name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fritz Erich Hinz

    Died 1971; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jacob Hinz

    Buried in 1983 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kunegunde Matilda Hinz

    Died 1965; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hinz in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Hinz name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Amunda Hinz

    Census of 1910: Rosteds gate, Kristiania; "telegrafassistent", born 1876 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Julius Hinz

    Census of 1910: Rosteds gate, Kristiania; born 1839 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hinz in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Hinz name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Emile Hinz

    Born 1920 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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