Herzfeld Surname

218,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Herzfeld Surname User-submission:

Potentially related to the place that the progenitor originated from. Translated from German it means 'field of hearts' there is a German town near the border of Belgium that shares the name.

Herzfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9321:388,90434,194
Germany6201:129,84815,818
Israel591:145,04515,356
Austria541:157,69320,874
Australia461:586,86342,409
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
England131:4,286,005132,302
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Herzfeld Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Potentially related to the place that the progenitor originated from. Translated from German it means 'field of hearts' there is a German town near the border of Belgium that shares the name.

- Keira Harbison

Herzfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herzfeld occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herzfeld? popularity and diffusion

Herzfeld is the 218,739th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,892,920 people. Herzfeld is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Herzfeld live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Herzfeld is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 932 people, or 1 in 388,904. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Herzfeld exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Herzfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herzfeld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herzfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herzfeld surname are 39.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herzfeld earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.16% more than the national average, earning R 582,588 per year and in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herzfeldt94337/
Herzfield9449/
Herszfeld9448/
Herfeld93200/
Erzfeld9364/
Herfeldt8868/
Herfield8849/
Herrfeld8836/
Heirfeld8816/
Hirzfeld8812/
Hersfeld883/
Hierfeld881/
Herzfled880/
Erfeld8610/
Hearfield82360/
Hershfeld82289/
Hirszfeld82122/
Herrfeldt8249/
Hersfeldt8213/
Herchfeld825/
Gerszfeld822/
Herscfeld821/
Hersfield820/
Ersfeld80737/
Harfeld8072/
Ehrfeld8055/
Herfelt8032/
Erfeldt8018/
Gerfeld804/
Hirfeld802/
Erfield801/
Horfeld801/
Hershfield78402/
Hershfeldt78103/
Herschfeld7855/
Hearsfield780/
Hiershfeld780/
Harfield751,707/
Hirsfeld7583/
Öhrfeldt7526/
Gersfeld7523/
Eirfeldt7512/
Haarfeld758/
Harfeldt757/
Ehrfeldt757/
Ersfeldt754/
Ihrfeldt754/
Ahrfeldt754/
Horfield753/
Aerfeldt753/
Horsfeld752/
Earsfeld752/
Eurfield751/
Ersfield751/
Hiršfeld751/
Hersfelt750/
Herfelth750/
Herschfield7423/
Hierschfeld7410/
Herschfeldt742/
Hairfield71924/
Gershfeld71316/
Hirshfeld71307/
Erschfeld7195/
Hershfelt7174/
Hyrshfeld7130/
Horsfeldt7129/
Harsfield7122/
Hirchfeld7121/
Harrfeldt7117/
Erfelt7116/
Hirsffeld7114/
Haarfeldt7111/
Charfield717/
Arfeld716/
Hyrefeldt716/
Hirsfelds715/
Orfeld713/
Horffield712/
Hirsfield712/
Harshfeld712/
Hirscfeld711/
Herchfelt710/
Hearsfelt710/
Hierschfield701/
Hirschfeld679,370/
Harshfield67683/
Hirshfield67479/
Irsfeld67179/
Arfield6767/
Ihrfelt6729/
Öhrfelt6728/
Harfelt6720/
Gerschfeld6718/
Herschfelt6717/
Harschfeld6713/
Arfeldt6711/
Gerfelt6711/
Orfeldt679/
Erfäldt678/
Hörfelt677/
Ahrfelt674/
Hirchfeldt672/
Geershfeld671/
Hirshfeldt671/
Horfelt671/
Hisrchfeld671/
Ohrfelt671/
Chairfield670/
Ecfeldt670/
Horshfield670/
Hershfildt670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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