Hersent Surname
Approximately 836 people bear this surname
Hersent 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 SurnameHersent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 819 | 1:81,102 | 11,477 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Hersent 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]
Hersent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hersent Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hersent has its highest incidence in France. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hersent? popularity and diffusion
It is the 416,195th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hersent live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 81,102. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 49 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Outside of France this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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