Hertz Surname

44,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hertz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) genit. of a diminutive of one of the Ger. Hert- or Hart- compound names [O.H.Ger. herti, harti, hard, brave]

Hertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4281:56,3886,715
Denmark1,3271:4,254377
Germany9571:84,12310,609
France6901:96,26514,066
Canada5221:70,5858,071
Sweden3761:26,1882,132
Brazil3751:570,86521,315
South Africa2111:256,76625,923
England1061:525,64232,946
Luxembourg841:6,9111,047
Poland731:520,66850,348
Australia641:421,80833,593
Chile491:359,5209,978
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Romania331:608,42043,703
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Israel251:342,30528,607
Finland241:229,02918,579
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
India101:76,706,538639,611
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7691:65,3047,121

Hertz (645) may also be a first name.

Hertz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) genit. of a diminutive of one of the Ger. Hert- or Hart- compound names [O.H.Ger. herti, harti, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Heart” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Heart” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Dweller at the sign of the heart; a courageous man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hertz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hertz (Arabic: هيرتز) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertz? popularity and diffusion

Hertz is the 44,296th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 621,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hertz live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hertz is also the 327,343rd most common given name internationally, borne by 645 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6,428 people, or 1 in 56,388. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Hertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hertz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hertz last name increased 836 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hertz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hertz surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hertz last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hertz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning 361,796 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.35% more than the national average, earning R 409,572 per year; in United States they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $50,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiertz91204/
Hoertz91182/
Heartz91115/
Hertze9135/
Hjertz9121/
Herthz9114/
Heurtz914/
Chertz914/
Haertz911/
Heirtz910/
Herrtz910/
Herz8919,039/
Ertz891,672/
Heertze830/
Heartze830/
Heerdtz830/
Hartz8011,312/
Gertz806,485/
Hirtz804,414/
Herts80847/
Hortz80464/
Hercz80397/
Hoerz80157/
Hierz80115/
Ertze8046/
Ahrtz8044/
Heerz8029/
Hörtz8018/
Aertz809/
Oertz808/
Herdz805/
Cherz802/
Herrz801/
Herzs801/
Hyrtz801/
Ertzs800/
Heirz800/
Hertzsch77589/
Cheerrtz771/
Erz751,095/
Geertz73588/
Gerdtz73329/
Haerts73163/
Heerts73101/
Haartz7383/
Gehrtz7380/
Ahartz7359/
Kherts7318/
Herdst7315/
Hercze7311/
Cherts739/
Ertzås737/
Hearts733/
Hertch733/
Hertst732/
Gerhtz732/
Heardz732/
Cherzh731/
Hoerts731/
Chierz731/
Hertse731/
Hertss731/
Hertts730/
Gertcz730/
Gertzs730/
Cherzz730/
Harttz730/
Chirtz730/
Oehrtz730/
Hoertzsch7112/
Artz677,357/
Harz673,440/
Horz671,028/
Hirz67950/
Herc67950/
Hörz67792/
Ortz67564/
Erts67315/
Hertsch67241/
Hjertås67165/
Irtz6731/
Härz6731/
Geerdtz675/
Earz673/
Eyrz672/
Ahrz672/
Heart's672/
Jhrz672/
Ierz672/
Hyrz671/
Herć671/
Értz671/
Geerrtz671/
Ertzsch671/
Herç671/
Eirz671/
Yrtz671/
Yhrz671/
Erzc671/
Erdz671/
Hjrz671/
Heartts670/

Hertz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hertz in the Arabic language
هيرتزhyrtz-

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