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

Herzfeld occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herzfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herzfeld is the 218,739th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,892,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Herzfeld live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Herzfeld is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 932 people, or 1 in 388,904. In The United States Herzfeld is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Herzfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herzfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herzfeld surname rose 2,589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herzfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herzfeld last name are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.02% being registered to vote for the political 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herzfeld
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis