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Where Does The Last Name Herschel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Herschel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herschel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 270,454^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,053,777 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Herschel live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Herschel is also the 65,228^th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 9,098 people.

The surname Herschel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 108,352. In Germany Herschel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found, Saxony, where 27 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Herschel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Herschel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herschel surname grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herschel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Herschel surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herschel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.72% more than the national average, earning R 320,148 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $45,773 CAD per year.