The Huhn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,935 people carried this name — #10,851 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 101,000 people counted. That is down 18% from 3,600 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

55 people named Huhn live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 20
Aargau 9
Bern 7
Ticino 6
Basel-Landschaft 5
Lucerne 4
St. Gallen 4

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41 people named Huhn.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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
Bas-Rhin 12
Meurthe-et-Moselle 11
Moselle 2
Loire 1
Haut-Rhin 1
Paris 1
Vosges 1

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

In Poland’s population register

20 people named Huhn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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

Where they live today

Greater Poland 11
Warmian-Masurian 9

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

In print

Huhn in American newspapers,
1915–1922.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Huhn
Daily Kennebec Journal 1915-04-19
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Huhn
Great Falls Tribune 1922-02-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,396 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Huhn in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

189 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Huhn. The most, 38, date from the 1930s. New South Wales 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 Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 71
Victoria 54
Queensland 36
South Australia 13
Western Australia 11
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Huhn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Huns
    Carl Huns 1831–1877 · painter
  • Adalbert Huhn
    Adalbert Huhn 1839–1903 · politician
  • Arno Huhn d. 1916 · navy sailor
  • Christian Wilhelm Huhn 1659–1732 · jurist
  • Peter Huhn 1671–1743 · parson
  • Otto von Huhn 1764–1832 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Huhn,
in the records of 6 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 States870 records

870 records of the Huhn name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 410
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 259
  • Other U.S. records 201
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George A. Vth Huhn

    Born 1919 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Fort George G Meade, Maryland; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Marie Huhn

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1891 aboard the Gera from Bremen, aged 40; farmer. From Dakota, Prussia, Germany; bound for Iowa.

    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 Kenneth P. Huhn

    Born 1931; from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 870 records for Huhn 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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: 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).

Germany1,145 records

1,145 records of the Huhn name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,138
  • German emigration and citizenship files 6
  • 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 Bruno Oskar Huhn

    Born 1891; from Meinitz, Döbeln. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 4 January 1917.

    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 Hanni Friederike Hühn

    Emigrated to the United States in 1857.

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

    Estate settled at Unterentersbach in 1896.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,145 records for Huhn 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).

Netherlands59 records

59 records of the Huhn name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 31
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 23
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Huhn

    Died 1945 in Kerkrade, aged 50; nun.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Kerkrade (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carl Walter Hühn

    Married in 1887 in Amsterdam; sales agent.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anne Mathilde Huhn

    Married in 1924 in Eijgelshoven; seamstress, born 1881 in Limbourg, Belgium.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 59 records for Huhn 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).

Australia16 records

16 records of the Huhn name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sophie Huhn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Neckar, aged 75; German.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Daniel Huhn

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1871.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Ethel Emelia Huhn

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index; born 1909.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Huhn in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France12 records

12 records of the Huhn 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 Marguerite Huhn

    Born 1902 in Drulingen; died 1995 in Drulingen (Bas-Rhin).

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

    Born 1914 in Longuyon; died 1989 in Longuyon (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

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

    Born 1920 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin); died 1995 in Cébazat (Puy-de-Dôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Huhn 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Huhn name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Earl E. Huhn

    Buried in 1957 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Showing 1 of 2 records for Huhn in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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).

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