How common is the surname Herald?

4,289 people in the United States had the surname Herald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,985 Americans. It ranked 7,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Herald?

William Herald, Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1900-1976), followed by K.M. Peyton.

Where is the surname Herald most common?

Wikidata records people named Herald in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Herald getting more or less common?

More common. 4,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,289 in 2010, up 6.7%.

The surname Herald

A surname, carried by 4,289 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H643

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herald is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,289 people named Herald in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,985 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,020.

#7,739

rank among US surnames

4,289

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,625)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,732	Forsberg	4,294	71,902
#7,734	Beaudry	4,293	71,918
#7,737	Litchfield	4,290	71,969
#7,739	Atwater	4,289	71,985
#7,743	Bradfield	4,288	72,002
#7,744	Depriest	4,287	72,019

Who is named Herald

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Herald identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heralds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Herald
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1900-1976)
K.M. Peyton
British children's writer (1929–2023)

Notable Heralds come mostly from Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herald

Herald has the Soundex code H643, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H643.

Questions

How common is the surname Herald?: 4,289 people in the United States had the surname Herald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,985 Americans. It ranked 7,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herald?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Herald identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Herald?: William Herald, Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1900-1976), followed by K.M. Peyton.
Where is the surname Herald most common?: Wikidata records people named Herald in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Herald getting more or less common?: More common. 4,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,289 in 2010, up 6.7%.