View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Hershey (Arabic: هرشي) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 56,635^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 814,433 people. The last name Hershey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hershey reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,901^st most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 2,640 people.

Hershey is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 8,672 people, or 1 in 41,796. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Hershey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hershey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hershey last name increased 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% registered to vote for the 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.