How common is the surname Herb?

3,282 people in the United States had the surname Herb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,072 Americans. It ranked 9,854th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Herb getting more or less common?

More common. 3,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,282 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Herb also a first name?

Yes. Herb is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Herb

A surname, carried by 3,282 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H610 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herb is more common than 93.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,282 people named Herb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,072 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,107.

#9,854

rank among US surnames

3,282

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,598)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,848	Cavalier	3,285	93,986
#9,850	Bittle	3,284	94,015
#9,853	Morello	3,283	94,044
#9,854	Velazco	3,282	94,072
#9,859	O'Boyle	3,281	94,101

Who is named Herb

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

95% of people named Herb identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herb

Herb has the Soundex code H610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H610.

Questions

How common is the surname Herb?: 3,282 people in the United States had the surname Herb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,072 Americans. It ranked 9,854th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herb?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Herb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Herb getting more or less common?: More common. 3,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,282 in 2010, up 5.6%.
Is Herb also a first name?: Yes. Herb is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.