Herbster Surname

241,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Herbster Surname Definition:

(German) One who harvests crops.

Herbster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9611:377,16933,351
Germany3171:253,96027,423
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
France1211:548,94874,759
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Herbster (50) may also be a first name.

Herbster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who harvests crops.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Herbster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Herbster Come From? nationality or country of origin

Herbster is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herbster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,646th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,408,679 people. The last name Herbster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Herbster reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Herbster is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 50 people.

Herbster is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 377,169. In The United States Herbster is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Herbster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herbster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herbster last name increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herbster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herbster surname are 21.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Herbster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herbsther941/
Herbste9327/
Erbster931/
Harbster8840/
Herbstes883/
Gerbster882/
Horbster880/
Herpster880/
Erbste862/
Herbsteit821/
Herbsta8023/
Arbster8019/
Herbsti801/
Herpste801/
Harpster752,787/
Horpster751/
Erbsti7122/
Herbstitt712/
Harpstir630/

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