# Hersey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hersey/  
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) | 3,780 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,689 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,679 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (3,696 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hersey 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hersey in the United States.

## People named Hersey

- John Hersey, American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993)
- Kathleen Hersey, American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist
- Paul Hersey, American academic (1931-2012)

## Similar surnames

Hiers, Heras, Hursey, Herz, Horsey, Hershey, Hersh, Harris, Hirsch, Herrick, Harsh, Harkey.

## 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.