Hirsh Surname
Approximately 4,473 people bear this surname
Hirsh Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the hart; one thought to possess some characteristic of a hart.
Hirsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,963 | 1:91,461 | 10,278 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 727 | 1:69,077 | 7,487 |
Hirsh (2,642) may also be a first name.
Hirsh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the hart; one thought to possess some characteristic of a hart.
Hirsh Demographics
Hirsh Political Affiliation
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Hirsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hirsh (Hindi: हीरश, Marathi: हीरश) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirsh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 104,829th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,629,230 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Hirsh reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,850th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 2,642 people.
Hirsh is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,963 people, or 1 in 91,461. In The United States Hirsh is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Hirsh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hirsh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hirsh surname expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hirsh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hirsh are 4.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Hirsh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 122.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,168 per year; in South Africa they earn 118.2% more than the national average, earning R 518,520 per year; in United States they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning $54,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.81% more than the national average, earning $64,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hirsh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hirsh in the Marathi language | ||
| हीरश | hirasa | - |
| Hirsh in the Hindi language | ||
| हीरश | hirasa | 42.86 |
| हिरश् | hiras | 14.29 |
| हिरश | hirasa | 14.29 |
| हीर्ष | hirsa | 14.29 |
| हीरश् | hiras | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
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