Hersey Surname
Approximately 6,156 people bear this surname
Hersey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Herci.' I cannot find the place; probably in Normandy. Mr. Lower says, 'Malveysin de Hercy was Constable of the honour of Tykhill, Yorkshire, temp. Henry III': Patronymica Britannica.
Read More About This SurnameHersey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,615 | 1:78,539 | 8,965 |
| England | 772 | 1:72,174 | 8,254 |
| Canada | 434 | 1:84,898 | 9,423 |
| Australia | 206 | 1:131,047 | 14,245 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 476 | 1:51,209 | 6,215 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,510 | 1:33,257 | 3,989 |
Hersey (1,678) may also be a first name.
Hersey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Herci.' I cannot find the place; probably in Normandy. Mr. Lower says, 'Malveysin de Hercy was Constable of the honour of Tykhill, Yorkshire, temp. Henry III': Patronymica Britannica.
Richard de Hercy, Norfolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Herci, Norfolk, ibid.
John de Hercy, Warwickshire and Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Hugh de Hercy, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward.
1597-8. John Hercy or Hersey, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.
1600. Married — Clement Hearsey and Elizabeth Gyatt: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1765. Married — Thomas Hersey and Jane Jackson: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Hercy or Hercé (Mayenne) = the Estate of (?) Herceus [Latin-Gaul. poss. suff, -ác-um] Richard de Hercy.— Hundred Rolls
(English) One who came from Herse (railed place), the name of several hamlets in France.
Local. From Herseaux, in the Netherlands.
Hersey Demographics
Average Hersey Salary in
United States
$44,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hersey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hersey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hersey occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hersey.
How Common Is The Last Name Hersey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hersey is the 79,266th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,183,812 people. The last name Hersey is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Hersey reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hersey is also the 187,924th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,678 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,615 people, or 1 in 78,539. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Hersey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hersey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 306 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hersey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hersey surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hersey last name are 0.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.75% registered with the party.
The amount Hersey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.85% more than the national average, earning R 408,372 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $48,037 CAD per year.
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Hersey Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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