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

The surname Herscher is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Herscher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herscher is the 654,010th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Herscher are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Herscher exists in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Herscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herscher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herscher surname rose 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herscher are 33.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.84% being registered to vote for the 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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