Hercus Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hercus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hercus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Scotland1121:47,8024,201
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Canada631:584,85148,473
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1351:27,7282,454
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hercus (107) may also be a first name.

Hercus Last Name Facts

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

Hercus has its highest incidence in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hercus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 601,907th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Hercus live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 910,230th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 107 people.

The last name Hercus is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 158,798. In Australia Hercus is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 48 percent are found, Victoria, where 25 percent are found and South Australia, where 8 percent are found. Barring Australia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 22 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Hercus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hercus has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Hercus surname fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hercus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hercus last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hercus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $51,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chercus924/
Ercus9199/
Hercu911/
Hercut83275/
Hercos8370/
Ercius8367/
Hercuț8362/
Herkus8340/
Gercus836/
Hercku832/
Hersus830/
Ercu804/
Herkous77817/
Hersous77670/
Chircus7726/
Hercutt7715/
Hercaud7710/
Cherkus777/
Hercout773/
Gercius772/
Chercut771/
Gerchus771/
Gerceus771/
Hersius771/
Chercui771/
Chercou771/
Herkush771/
Herseus770/
Ersus73246/
Erkus73242/
Herku7334/
Hircu7332/
Ercuș7323/
Ercos7319/
Ercau738/
Ercuş735/
Gercu734/
Erceu733/
Ercui732/
Hîrcu731/
Ercut731/
Hertsius7119/
Hercouët719/
Herczuch712/
Gerchuis711/
Herssous711/
Gerschus711/
Cherkush711/
Cherku672,533/
Chircu672,525/
Gercuj6784/
Gerkus6741/
Jercau6736/
Hircau6734/
Gercui6730/
Eurkus6728/
Herkusová6717/
Erzkus6711/
Hercoe6711/
Gersus677/
Ercout675/
Herkou673/
Herzos673/
Erseus672/
Herkut672/
Herkusova671/
Earkus671/
Herchouch671/
Erzeus671/
Haircu671/
Gircus671/
Ersius671/
Hersos671/
Herkousse671/
Ercutt670/
Herkau670/

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Hercus Reference & Research

Hercus/Harcus/Arcus FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hercus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis