The Mielke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,482 people carried this name — #6,235 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,422 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

584 people named Mielke have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 692 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 317
Greater Poland 145
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 42
West Pomeranian 26
Lower Silesian 12
Masovian 11
Łódź 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 Switzerland’s population statistics

38 people named Mielke live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 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 13
Bern 9
Aargau 5
St. Gallen 5
Basel-Landschaft 3
Lucerne 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 Argentina’s national register

At least 23 people named Mielke 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 23

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

In the Nordic population registers

36 people named Mielke is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 36

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

Mielke in American newspapers,
1894.

Newspaper page from Süd Dakota Nachrichten carrying the name Mielke
Süd Dakota Nachrichten 1894-11-08
Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Beobachter carrying the name Mielke
Der Deutsche Beobachter 1894-11-07
Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Mielke
Scranton Wochenblatt 1894-11-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Mielke in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

72 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mielke. The most, 28, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 7.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 42
Queensland 7
Victoria 7
South Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 3
New South Wales 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Mielke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antonia Mielke
    Antonia Mielke 1852–1907 · opera singer
  • Robert Mielke 1863–1935 · professor
  • Albert Mielke 1895–1933 · parson
  • Heinrich Mielke 1896–
  • Alfred Mielke 1898–
  • Otto Mielke 1906–1958 · writer

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 Mielke,
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 States1,056 records

1,056 records of the Mielke name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 667
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 145
  • Other U.S. records 244
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Max A. Mielke

    Born 1918 in Michigan. Enlisted 1941 at Detroit; driver from Saginaw County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Presque Isle Twp Cemetery, Michigan.

    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 Wilhelmine Mielke

    Arrived at New York in 1878 aboard the Weser from Bremen, aged 54; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    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 Robert C. Mielke

    Born 1931; from Kenosha County, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 1,056 records for Mielke 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). 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).

Germany1,429 records

1,429 records of the Mielke name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,418
  • German emigration and citizenship files 10
  • 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 Otto Mielke

    Born 1894; from Parpart, Köslin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 September 1915; then reported dead in the list of 20 January 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 54).

    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 Gottlieb Mielke

    Emigrated to North America in 1871.

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

    Estate settled in 1907.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,429 records for Mielke 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).

Netherlands47 records

47 records of the Mielke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 33
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Anna Mielke

    Married in 1882 in Amsterdam; domestic servant.

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

    Died 1815 in Venlo, aged 23.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pauline Toni Hedwig Mielke

    In the population register of De Bilt; born 1907 in Herne (Westphalen).

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Mielke 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada24 records

24 records of the Mielke name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 9
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • Other Canadian records 8
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Richard Mielke

    Buried in 1965 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

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

    Died 1987, aged 83; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gertrude Irene Mielke

    Died 1961 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 24 records for Mielke in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

Australia16 records

16 records of the Mielke name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Mielke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Friedeburg, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Bernhard Erwin Mielke

    Naturopath of Elwood, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emilie Mielke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Reichstag, aged 14.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Mielke 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).

France2 records

2 records of the Mielke 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 Gerda Mielke

    Born 1913 in Germany; died 2000 in Béhoust (Yvelines).

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

    Born 1918 in Germany; died 1992 in Calvi (Corse).

    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).

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