Herscher Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Herscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
France771:862,633101,453
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Herscher Last Name Facts

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

Herscher occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Herscher.

How Common Is The Last Name Herscher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 654,010th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. Herscher occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Herscher reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Herscher is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States Herscher is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Herscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herscher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herscher last name grew 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herscher surname are 33.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herscher earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $54,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.82% more than the national average, earning $85,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrscher94877/
Hierscher9418/
Hearscher941/
Hersscher940/
Hercher931,131/
Hersher9383/
Hirscher881,627/
Harscher88374/
Herchert8890/
Gerscher8819/
Hörscher8813/
Horscher882/
Hercherd881/
Hershier881/
Hershser880/
Hercer86210/
Ercher8616/
Herser866/
Haarscher8224/
Hirschier822/
Hershserh821/
Hörcher80279/
Hersker8054/
Orscher8019/
Herszer8018/
Härcher8013/
Hircher802/
Herhser802/
Hoerser801/
Hercert801/
Erchert800/
Erser7728/
Ercer776/
Hirchert75266/
Girscher7562/
Hörchert7531/
Chersier751/
Herssert751/
Herhserh751/
Hershire750/
Heursser750/
Herzer713,429/
Herger713,309/
Ersser71236/
Ersert71101/
Gercer7169/
Ircher7118/
Ersere7113/
Hersir7110/
Jerser712/
Gerser711/
Hercerová711/
Aerser711/
Hershsreh711/
Ercert711/
Chershire710/
Hergert675,326/
Hierzer67704/
Herzger6727/
Jersier6717/
Hoerzer6713/
Hertger6713/
Irrcher679/
Jersser675/
Gersier672/
Gershir672/
Ierseer671/
Khersre671/
Hergere671/
Irchert671/
Gerseir671/
Aircher671/
Erhserh671/
Herzker671/
Hirshir671/
Jerseir671/
Harshir671/
Haerzer671/
Earshir671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herscher
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