How common is the surname Hertzog?

2,261 people in the United States had the surname Hertzog in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. It ranked 13,466th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hertzog?

James Barry Munnik Hertzog, Boer general (1866-1942).

Where is the surname Hertzog most common?

Wikidata records people named Hertzog in South Africa.

Is the surname Hertzog getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,261 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Hertzog

A surname, carried by 2,261 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hertzog is more common than 91.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,261 people named Hertzog in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,298.

#13,466

rank among US surnames

2,261

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,462	Trottier	2,262	136,492
#13,466	Hertzog	2,261	136,553
#13,470	Vandegrift	2,260	136,613
#13,472	Nease	2,259	136,674
#13,474	Siewert	2,258	136,734

Who is named Hertzog

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

93% of people named Hertzog identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hertzogs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Barry Munnik Hertzog
Boer general (1866-1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hertzog

Hertzog has the Soundex code H632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H632.

Questions

How common is the surname Hertzog?: 2,261 people in the United States had the surname Hertzog in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. It ranked 13,466th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hertzog?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hertzog identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hertzog?: James Barry Munnik Hertzog, Boer general (1866-1942).
Where is the surname Hertzog most common?: Wikidata records people named Hertzog in South Africa.
Is the surname Hertzog getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,261 in 2010, down 1.6%.