# Herrmann (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/herrmann/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,226 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,723 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,344 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (13,056 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the German surname, variant of Hermann.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Herrmann in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Herrmann in the United States, Brazil and Spain.

## People named Herrmann

- Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (1911-1975)
- Edward Herrmann, American actor, director (1943–2014)
- Walter Herrmann, Argentine basketball player (born 1979)
- Emanuel Herrmann, Austrian national economist (1839-1902)
- Graciele Herrmann, Brazilian Swimmer
- Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player

## Similar surnames

Herman, Harman, Hermann, Harriman, Herrman, Horman, Hernandez, Hernandes, Hermanson, Hermansen, Hermans, Hernon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.