How common is the surname Hermes?

4,407 people in the United States had the surname Hermes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,058 Americans. It ranked 7,545th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hermes?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hermes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hermes?

Heriberto Hermes, American priest (1933–2018), followed by Marcelo Hermes.

Where is the surname Hermes most common?

Wikidata records people named Hermes in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Hermes getting more or less common?

More common. 3,966 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,407 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Hermes also a first name?

Yes. Hermes 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 Hermes

A surname, carried by 4,407 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hermes is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,407 people named Hermes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,058 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,966.

#7,545

rank among US surnames

4,407

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+11.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,726)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,541	Lazarus	4,410	70,010
#7,542	Conlin	4,409	70,026
#7,543	Kean	4,408	70,042
#7,545	Croom	4,407	70,058
#7,549	Jeffcoat	4,406	70,074
#7,550	Landes	4,404	70,106

Who is named Hermes

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

95% of people named Hermes identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hermess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heriberto Hermes
American priest (1933–2018)
Marcelo Hermes
Brazilian association football player, born 1995

Notable Hermess come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hermes

Hermes has the Soundex code H652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H652.

Questions

How common is the surname Hermes?: 4,407 people in the United States had the surname Hermes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,058 Americans. It ranked 7,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hermes?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hermes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hermes?: Heriberto Hermes, American priest (1933–2018), followed by Marcelo Hermes.
Where is the surname Hermes most common?: Wikidata records people named Hermes in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Hermes getting more or less common?: More common. 3,966 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,407 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Hermes also a first name?: Yes. Hermes 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.