Herr Surname
Approximately 26,619 people bear this surname
Herr Surname Definition:
See Hirsch.
Herr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,069 | 1:22,556 | 2,833 |
| Germany | 6,279 | 1:12,821 | 1,663 |
| France | 1,242 | 1:53,480 | 7,046 |
| Hungary | 564 | 1:17,405 | 1,959 |
| Canada | 498 | 1:73,987 | 8,368 |
| Argentina | 384 | 1:111,311 | 9,403 |
| Austria | 203 | 1:41,948 | 6,729 |
| Brazil | 168 | 1:1,274,252 | 43,696 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| Switzerland | 120 | 1:68,441 | 8,253 |
| Luxembourg | 110 | 1:5,278 | 760 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Ireland | 52 | 1:90,557 | 5,084 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 62 | 1:71,449 | 5,226 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,293 | 1:15,250 | 1,957 |
Herr (3,213) may also be a first name.
Herr Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
See Hirsch.
(German) One who was lord of the manor.
(German.) Sire, lord, master.
Herr Demographics
Average Male Herr Height
176.04 cm
Average Female Herr Height
162.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Herr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herr is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herr? popularity and diffusion
The last name Herr is the 20,534th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 273,772 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Herr live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 126,613th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 3,213 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 16,069 people, or 1 in 22,556. In The United States Herr is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.
Herr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Herr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herr surname expanded 488 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Herr Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Herr surname are 24.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.84% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Herr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,096 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.6% more than the national average, earning R 398,280 per year; in United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,263 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herre | 89 | 3,190 | / |
| Cherr | 89 | 135 | / |
| Kherr | 89 | 11 | / |
| Hierr | 89 | 3 | / |
| Heurr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hehrr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Herrd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Herrz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hearr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heerr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Herrt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Heirr | 89 | 0 | / |
| Her | 86 | 2,036 | / |
| Err | 86 | 953 | / |
| Cherre | 80 | 2,242 | / |
| Herrød | 80 | 10 | / |
| Cheerr | 80 | 3 | / |
| Herrdt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hearre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cherrt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hearrd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khearr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heer | 75 | 19,109 | / |
| Herz | 75 | 19,039 | / |
| Kher | 75 | 17,244 | / |
| Herd | 75 | 12,630 | / |
| Cher | 75 | 4,187 | / |
| Here | 75 | 3,067 | / |
| Hert | 75 | 2,486 | / |
| Hier | 75 | 2,044 | / |
| Hehr | 75 | 2,016 | / |
| Erre | 75 | 1,073 | / |
| Gerr | 75 | 1,010 | / |
| Heir | 75 | 952 | / |
| Herp | 75 | 656 | / |
| Hear | 75 | 228 | / |
| Hirr | 75 | 95 | / |
| Heur | 75 | 85 | / |
| Herh | 75 | 69 | / |
| Herø | 75 | 68 | / |
| Jerr | 75 | 64 | / |
| Earr | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hejr | 75 | 10 | / |
| Heyr | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hjer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hger | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jhrr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Errt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hesr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Erzr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eerr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Etrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eurr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ierr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Errp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Herrová | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hereher | 73 | 5 | / |
| Herrova | 73 | 1 | / |
| He | 67 | 18,764,180 | / |
| Er | 67 | 118,497 | / |
| Heard | 67 | 41,963 | / |
| Kheir | 67 | 40,389 | / |
| Heart | 67 | 31,140 | / |
| Chere | 67 | 7,235 | / |
| Herdt | 67 | 5,175 | / |
| Cheer | 67 | 1,628 | / |
| Kheer | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Kheyr | 67 | 1,308 | / |
| Khere | 67 | 1,304 | / |
| Heere | 67 | 1,300 | / |
| Hairr | 67 | 722 | / |
| Hirre | 67 | 600 | / |
| Højer | 67 | 535 | / |
| Heare | 67 | 451 | / |
| Chier | 67 | 382 | / |
| Chear | 67 | 380 | / |
| Heird | 67 | 370 | / |
| Høier | 67 | 331 | / |
| Khear | 67 | 320 | / |
| Chher | 67 | 169 | / |
| Heerd | 67 | 156 | / |
| Chert | 67 | 116 | / |
| Cherp | 67 | 115 | / |
| Hierz | 67 | 115 | / |
| Hearp | 67 | 91 | / |
| Hertt | 67 | 54 | / |
| Cheir | 67 | 53 | / |
| Heire | 67 | 40 | / |
| Cherd | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kheïr | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chetr | 67 | 29 | / |
| Heerz | 67 | 29 | / |
| Heyre | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hőger | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hæger | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chirr | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cheur | 67 | 14 | / |
| Herhe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Heirt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jerrå | 67 | 11 | / |
| Heuër | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hcher | 67 | 7 | / |
| Høher | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aheir | 67 | 6 | / |
| He'er | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cherh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heurh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hirrz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chehr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehier | 67 | 5 | / |
| Høger | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hearh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heert | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kherh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Herțe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hytrr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Errrr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjerh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chesr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khehr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hæier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjeir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heesr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heihr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hőher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Høøer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heårt | 67 | 1 | / |
| He're | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheherre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etrrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heïre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjrrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heirz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hirrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herdd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hirrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geerr | 67 | 0 | / |
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