View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Hershey (Arabic: هرشي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hershey.

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

This last name is the 56,635^th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 814,433 people. Hershey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hershey live; 98 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,901^st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,640 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,672 people, or 1 in 41,796. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Hershey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hershey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hershey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Hershey last name are 29.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hershey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,574 CAD per year.