The Hollenbeck surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,043 people carried this name — #5,736 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,033).

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In print

Hollenbeck in American newspapers,
1898–1929.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Hollenbeck
The Anaconda Standard 1898-10-06
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Hollenbeck
The Washington Times 1929-06-26
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Hollenbeck
New-york Tribune 1898-01-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,705 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hollenbeck,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Edward Hollenbeck
    John Edward Hollenbeck 1829–1885 · politician
  • Conrad Hollenbeck
    Conrad Hollenbeck 1847–1915 · politician
  • Stephen Hollenbeck 1801–1895 · politician
  • Don Hollenbeck 1905–1954 · journalist
  • Fritz Hollenbeck 1929–2021 · actor
  • Robert P. Hollenbeck 1931–2021 · military personnel

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 Hollenbeck,
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 States602 records

602 records of the Hollenbeck name in the United States
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 207
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 191
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 97
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 58
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fred D. Hollenbeck

    Born 1904 in Kansas. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; paperhanger from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Jane Hollenbeck

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Hansa from Bremen, aged 23; farmer. From Dissen, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Dean Hollenbeck

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1936, died 2000; buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 602 records for Hollenbeck in the United States.

Counts: New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany16 records

16 records of the Hollenbeck name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Hollenbeck

    From Lübz i. Meckl. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 27 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 67).

    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 German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav Hollenbeck

    From Kalkwiese. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 23 November 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Hollenbeck

    From Dortmund. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 13 September 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 16 records for Hollenbeck in Germany.

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

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Hollenbeck name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerhard Herman Hollenbeck

    Married in 1818 in Amsterdam; "tuinnier".

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharina Hollenbeck

    Married in 1932 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Hollenbeck

    In the population register of Roermond; born 1893 in Dortmund.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Roermond (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hollenbeck 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Hollenbeck name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Hollenbeck

    Buried in 1920 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaritte Louise Hollenbeck

    Died 1910 in Yarmouth, 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 Cecil Morris Hollenbeck

    Died in service in 1945.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hollenbeck in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. 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).

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