Hersant Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Hersant Surname Definition:
(Teutonic and French - Teutonic) Army- Messenger [Old Teutonic Hersand-Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri = Old English here, army + Old Teutonic sand(t, messenger] (French-Latin) for Hérissant = Bristling, Shaggy-Haired [pr. part. of French hérisser, to bristle; ult.
Read More About This SurnameHersant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,090 | 1:60,938 | 8,264 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Hersant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic and French - Teutonic) Army- Messenger [Old Teutonic Hersand-Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri = Old English here, army + Old Teutonic sand(t, messenger] (French-Latin) for Hérissant = Bristling, Shaggy-Haired [pr. part. of French hérisser, to bristle; ult. from Latin h)ericius, a hedgehog]
Richard, Roger, Ranulph Hersent, Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry Harsent, Engl., c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
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Hersant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hersant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hersant is found most in France. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hersant? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 297,484th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Hersant live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Hersant is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 1,090 people, or 1 in 60,938. In France Hersant is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 29 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 20 percent live and Brittany, where 17 percent live. Not including France Hersant is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Hersant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hersant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hersant last name grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hersant Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hersant surname are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hersant earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.73% more than the national average, earning $74,388 CAD per year.
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