# Hershey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hershey/  
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) | 6,182 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,623 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,943 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (5,951 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɝʃi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hercé in Normandy. The villages are named after The Hershey Company, which is named after its founder, Milton S. Hershey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hershey 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) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hershey in the United States.

## People named Hershey

- Barbara Hershey, American actress
- Alfred Hershey, American chemist (1908–1997)
- Milton S. Hershey, American businessman (1857-1945)

## Similar surnames

Hersh, Hersey, Heras, Hursey, Horsey, Harris, Hirsch, Herrick, Harsh, Harkey, Horak, Hiers.

## 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.