Hertsch Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hertsch Surname User-submission:

Hertsch is an American variant of distinguished German surname Hirsch or Hersch, which literally means 'deer hart'. Ancestors of this surname were probbably deer herdsman somewhere in southern Germany.

Hertsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Germany831:969,94567,438
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hertsch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hertsch is an American variant of distinguished German surname Hirsch or Hersch, which literally means 'deer hart'. Ancestors of this surname were probbably deer herdsman somewhere in southern Germany.

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Hertsch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hertsch Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hertsch is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertsch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,041,601st most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Hertsch live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 19 percent live, Maryland, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States Hertsch occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Hertsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hertsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hertsch last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hertsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hertsch surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

Hertsch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hertzsch93589/
Haertsch93102/
Heertsch9343/
Hoertsch9338/
Hertsche934/
Herztsch931/
Hertch923/
Ertsch921/
Hoertzsch8812/
Gertsch862,381/
Hortsch86243/
Hartsch86180/
Härtsch86113/
Hirtsch8639/
Hörtsch868/
Ertzsch861/
Herth831,616/
Herts83847/
Herch83221/
Hartzsch80121/
Hörtzsch8047/
Härtzsch806/
Hearth771,144/
Herche77827/
Haerts77163/
Heerts77101/
Hjerth7740/
Herthe7737/
Cherch7730/
Kherts7718/
Herthz7714/
Gertch7711/
Ertche7710/
Cherts779/
Gertsh774/
Hearts773/
Heirch772/
Hertst772/
Kherch772/
Heerch771/
Hearch771/
Hoerts771/
Hirtch771/
Hertse771/
Hertss771/
Hertts770/
Heurth770/
Cherth770/
Hert732,486/
Herc73950/
Erts73315/
Erth7355/
Erch7344/
Hjertås71165/
Cherche7134/
Heireth7123/
Heareth7120/
Herrche7113/
Kherche716/
Cherdth714/
Cherdch713/
Heirech712/
Heart's712/
Heerche711/
Harzsch711/
Cheirch711/
Cheerch710/
Heartts710/
Heart6731,140/
Aerts6720,094/
Hertz6711,724/
Hirth678,438/
Herdt675,175/
Gerts673,676/
Harts671,335/
Hirch67818/
Herte67587/
Hercz67397/
Hjert67397/
Heireche67236/
Gerch67198/
Herci67197/
Earth67130/
Hiert67124/
Chert67116/
Härth67110/
Horts67106/
Jerch6766/
Hertt6754/
Ersts6747/
Hertsova6744/
Eirth6739/
Hyrch6737/
Ohrts6728/
Heurt6718/
Herds6714/
Earts6713/
Heirt6713/
Hirts6711/
Erthe6711/
Eirch6710/
Cheereth676/
Cherc675/
Heert674/
Khert673/
Eurts672/
Hearc671/
Earch671/
Herzs671/
Hörch671/
Heårt671/
Herzt671/
Oerts671/
Eirtc671/
Errth671/
Erths671/
Heerc671/
Ertzs670/
Eirts670/
Herrt670/

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