Kleinhans surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kleinhans surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,264 people carried this name — #20,864 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,168 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Kleinhans.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Haut-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 8
Haut-Rhin 83
Bas-Rhin 12
Paris 10
Territoire de Belfort 6
Pas-de-Calais 6
Charente-Maritime 6
Aube 3
Nord 2

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

29 people named Kleinhans live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 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 19
Aargau 4
St. Gallen 3
Thurgau 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.

Who carried it

People named Kleinhans,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Earl Schuyler Kleinhans
    Earl Schuyler Kleinhans 1905–1996 · engineer
  • Alphons Kleinhans 1606–1671 · Catholic priest
  • Johann Georg Kleinhans 1661–1716 · luthier
  • Franz Xaver Kleinhans 1699–1776 · architect
  • Josef Kleinhans 1774–1853 · sculptor
  • Caroline Kleinhans 1851–1904 · geographer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Kleinhans is.
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