How common is the surname Hinz?

4,574 people in the United States had the surname Hinz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,500 Americans. It ranked 7,284th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hinz?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hinz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hinz?

Werner Hinz, actor (1903–1985).

Where is the surname Hinz most common?

Wikidata records people named Hinz in West Germany.

Is the surname Hinz getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,574 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Hinz

A surname, carried by 4,574 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hinz is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,574 people named Hinz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,500 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,711.

#7,284

rank among US surnames

4,574

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,625)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,281	Sacks	4,577	67,456
#7,282	Stedman	4,576	67,471
#7,283	Dickenson	4,575	67,485
#7,284	Swick	4,574	67,500
#7,287	Mariani	4,573	67,515

Who is named Hinz

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Hinz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hinzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Werner Hinz
Actor (1903–1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hinz

Hinz has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

How common is the surname Hinz?: 4,574 people in the United States had the surname Hinz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,500 Americans. It ranked 7,284th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hinz?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hinz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hinz?: Werner Hinz, actor (1903–1985).
Where is the surname Hinz most common?: Wikidata records people named Hinz in West Germany.
Is the surname Hinz getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,574 in 2010, down 2.9%.