How common is the surname Herr?

11,980 people in the United States had the surname Herr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,772 Americans. It ranked 2,990th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Herr?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Herr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Herr?

Michael Herr, American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016), followed by Hugh Herr.

Where is the surname Herr most common?

Wikidata records people named Herr in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Herr getting more or less common?

Less common. 12,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,980 in 2010, down 3.9%.

The surname Herr

A surname, carried by 11,980 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herr is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,980 people named Herr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,772 Americans. That is down 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,466.

#2,990

rank among US surnames

11,980

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

-3.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,663)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,981	Landrum	12,026	25,673
#2,982	Champagne	12,023	25,680
#2,984	Dyson	12,017	25,692
#2,985	Jett	12,008	25,712
#2,986	Bach	11,999	25,731
#2,987	Streeter	11,988	25,755
#2,988	Christman	11,987	25,757

Who is named Herr

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

90% of people named Herr identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herrs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Herr
American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016)
Hugh Herr
American bioengineer, born 1964
Michel Herr
Belgian jazz pianiste, composer and arranger, born 1949

Notable Herrs come mostly from the United States (2) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herr

Herr has the Soundex code H600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H600.

Questions

Where does the surname Herr come from?: As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”).
How common is the surname Herr?: 11,980 people in the United States had the surname Herr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,772 Americans. It ranked 2,990th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herr?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Herr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Herr?: Michael Herr, American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016), followed by Hugh Herr.
Where is the surname Herr most common?: Wikidata records people named Herr in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Herr getting more or less common?: Less common. 12,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,980 in 2010, down 3.9%.