Heinrich is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Heinrich
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Descendant of Heinrich meaning "home ruler".

Heinrich is a variant of Henriksen. The son of Henrik meaning "home ruler".

How popular is Heinrich?

Heinrich is common in Germany, United States, France, Austria, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Poland, Switzerland, Brazil, Romania, Hungary, Czechia, Namibia, England, Thailand, South Africa, Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, Spain.

Heinrich is ranked 5626 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Heinrich bearers increased by 3.79 per cent in 2010 US census to 8552 since 2000, the surname slipped by 187 spots and ranked at 4141. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.94 96.15
Hispanic or Latino 2.47 1.86
Others 1.23 1.02
Heinrich is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Nauru is ahead in terms of density. Around 100538 people have been found who wears Heinrich as their family name. Heinrich is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Heinrich:
79 Germany71,122
4,001 United States11,310
Countries with thousands of Heinrich:
1,524 France4,537
308 Austria2,709
1,537 Australia2,606
3,300 Argentina1,086
Countries with hundreds of Heinrich:
5,204 Canada880
6,778 Poland880
1,611 Switzerland831
10,223 Brazil807
6,013 Romania414
3,176 Hungary341
5,661 Czechia308
1,613 Namibia290
19,058 England244
57,008 Thailand214
26,840 South Africa201
15,899 Netherlands173
4,009 Denmark147
7,761 Israel140
23,948 Spain101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,035 Sweden88
6,537 Chile85
5,426 Dominican Republic77
15,212 Slovakia68
27,072 Belgium55
13,368 Croatia55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
194 Greenland42
3,053 Luxembourg41
10,086 Portugal38
83,776 Italy37
39,450 Kazakhstan32
117 Nauru32
19,635 Norway32
7,666 Singapore30
13,976 Serbia28
151,287 Philippines28
7,791 Ireland26
2,723 New Caledonia26
2,498 Costa Rica25
19,287 New Zealand25
4,710 Paraguay25
261,263 Russia22
3,723 China20
12,771 Estonia19
64,490 Malaysia19
3,086 French Polynesia18
23,349 Finland17
14,413 Scotland17
44,780 Japan14
13,576 Wales14
84,525 Greece12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
434,432 Indonesia10
20,027 Ecuador9
45,470 Mexico9
30,726 Qatar9
23,885 Uruguay8
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Clerk Philipp Heinrich from Italy aboard the Saale from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples. He is registered to be 33 years old when he arrived in New York on October 31, 1895.

From Germany

Shoemaker Christ. Heinrich from Germany aboard the Jane Morrison from Bremen. He is registered to be 16 years old when he arrived in USA on June 15, 1852. Shoemaker Christ. Heinrich, 39 years old Dorothea Heinrich, 24 years old George Heinrich, 66 years old Marguer. Heinrich, Franz Heinrich (22) Tailor, Cathar. Heinrich (2), Farmer John Heinrich, Marie Heinrich, and 1866 other Heinrich around 45.16% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and laborer, smith, painter, carpenter, cultivator, dressmaker, merchant, cooper, servant, baker, tanner, locksmith, farmer and mechanic, butcher, brewer, miller, mason, clerk, weaver, joiner, stone cutter, cigar maker, undefined code, tourist, daughter, gardener, barber, bricklayer, dyer, watchmaker, blacksmith, peasant, agriculturist, seaman, rope maker, engineer, spinster, bookbinder, cartwright, musician, gentleman, matron, cook, cabinet maker, printer, saddler, miner, teacher, waiter, salesperson migrated to US.

Heinrich Namesakes

  • Anthony Heinrich, first "full-time" American composer
  • Hartmut Heinrich, German marine geologist and climatologist
  • Bernd Heinrich, professor emeritus
  • Ignace Heinrich, French athlete
  • Herbert William Heinrich, American industrial safety pioneer from the 1930s
  • Clark Heinrich, American author living
  • Reinhart Heinrich, German biophysicist
  • Willi Heinrich, German author
  • Keith Heinrich, former American football tight end
  • Don Heinrich, American football player, coach, and announcer
  • Cláudio Heinrich, Brazilian film and television actor
  • Jörg Heinrich, German football manager and former football defender
  • Mimi Heinrich, Danish actress and writer
  • Martin Heinrich, American politician and businessman serving as the junior United States Senator

Heinrich Namesakes

  • Anthony Heinrich, first "full-time" American composer
  • Hartmut Heinrich, German marine geologist and climatologist
  • Bernd Heinrich, professor emeritus
  • Ignace Heinrich, French athlete
  • Herbert William Heinrich, American industrial safety pioneer from the 1930s
  • Clark Heinrich, American author living
  • Reinhart Heinrich, German biophysicist
  • Willi Heinrich, German author
  • Keith Heinrich, former American football tight end
  • Don Heinrich, American football player, coach, and announcer
  • Cláudio Heinrich, Brazilian film and television actor
  • Jörg Heinrich, German football manager and former football defender
  • Mimi Heinrich, Danish actress and writer
  • Martin Heinrich, American politician and businessman serving as the junior United States Senator

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