How common is the surname Hermann?

8,858 people in the United States had the surname Hermann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,855 Americans. It ranked 4,010th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hermann?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hermann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hermann?

Peter Hermann, American actor, followed by Binger Hermann.

Where is the surname Hermann most common?

Wikidata records people named Hermann in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Hermann getting more or less common?

More common. 8,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,858 in 2010, up 6.9%.

Is Hermann also a first name?

Yes. Hermann 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 Hermann

A German surname, carried by 8,858 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H655 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). Hermann is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,858 people named Hermann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,855 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,288.

#4,010

rank among US surnames

8,858

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,937)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,002	Stubblefield	8,878	34,776
#4,004	Grabowski	8,877	34,780
#4,005	Vickery	8,874	34,792
#4,006	Loy	8,868	34,816
#4,007	Marte	8,867	34,820
#4,008	Rodarte	8,860	34,847
#4,009	Burnside	8,859	34,851

Who is named Hermann

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

94% of people named Hermann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hermanns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Hermann
American actor, born 1967
Binger Hermann
American politician (1843–1926)
Maximilian Hermann
Austrian handball player, born 1991

Notable Hermanns come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hermann

Hermann has the Soundex code H655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H655.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hermann come from?: From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.
How common is the surname Hermann?: 8,858 people in the United States had the surname Hermann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,855 Americans. It ranked 4,010th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hermann?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hermann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hermann?: Peter Hermann, American actor, followed by Binger Hermann.
Where is the surname Hermann most common?: Wikidata records people named Hermann in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Hermann getting more or less common?: More common. 8,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,858 in 2010, up 6.9%.
Is Hermann also a first name?: Yes. Hermann 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.