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.

- templar

Hertsch Last Name Facts

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

Hertsch occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,041,601st most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Hertsch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Hertsch reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hertsch is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Hertsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hertsch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hertsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hertsch last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% being 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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