How common is the surname Hersey?

3,780 people in the United States had the surname Hersey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,679 Americans. It ranked 8,689th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hersey?

John Hersey, American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993), followed by Kathleen Hersey.

Where is the surname Hersey most common?

Wikidata records people named Hersey in the United States.

Is the surname Hersey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,780 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Hersey

A surname, carried by 3,780 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hersey is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,780 people named Hersey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,679 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,696.

#8,689

rank among US surnames

3,780

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,246)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,686	Adorno	3,783	81,614
#8,687	Zazueta	3,782	81,636
#8,688	Gardea	3,781	81,657
#8,689	Hersey	3,780	81,679
#8,690	Swink	3,779	81,700
#8,694	Veras	3,776	81,765

Who is named Hersey

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

88% of people named Hersey identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herseys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hersey
American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993)
Kathleen Hersey
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist, born 1990
Paul Hersey
American academic (1931-2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hersey

Hersey has the Soundex code H620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H620.

Questions

How common is the surname Hersey?: 3,780 people in the United States had the surname Hersey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,679 Americans. It ranked 8,689th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hersey?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hersey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hersey?: John Hersey, American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993), followed by Kathleen Hersey.
Where is the surname Hersey most common?: Wikidata records people named Hersey in the United States.
Is the surname Hersey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,780 in 2010, up 2.3%.