How common is the surname Hershberger?

14,357 people in the United States had the surname Hershberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,505 Americans. It ranked 2,523rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hershberger?

Gary Hershberger, American actor.

Where is the surname Hershberger most common?

Wikidata records people named Hershberger in the United States.

Is the surname Hershberger getting more or less common?

More common. 10,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,357 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Hershberger

A surname, carried by 14,357 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H621

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hershberger is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,357 people named Hershberger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,505 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,693.

#2,523

rank among US surnames

14,357

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+34.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,108)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,514	Staton	14,413	21,421
#2,515	Garay	14,393	21,451
#2,516	Lawler	14,387	21,460
#2,517	Bowser	14,383	21,466
#2,518	Harms	14,377	21,475
#2,519	Fierro	14,371	21,484
#2,520	Pederson	14,370	21,485

Who is named Hershberger

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

98% of people named Hershberger identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hershbergers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Hershberger
American actor, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hershberger

Hershberger has the Soundex code H621, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H621.

Questions

How common is the surname Hershberger?: 14,357 people in the United States had the surname Hershberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,505 Americans. It ranked 2,523rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hershberger?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Hershberger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hershberger?: Gary Hershberger, American actor.
Where is the surname Hershberger most common?: Wikidata records people named Hershberger in the United States.
Is the surname Hershberger getting more or less common?: More common. 10,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,357 in 2010, up 34%.