How common is the surname Herz?

1,612 people in the United States had the surname Herz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,529 Americans. It ranked 17,481st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Herz?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Herz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Herz?

Alice Herz, American-based German activist, followed by Michael Herz.

Where is the surname Herz most common?

Wikidata records people named Herz in Weimar Republic, the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Herz getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,612 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Herz

A surname, carried by 1,612 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herz is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,612 people named Herz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,529 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,647.

#17,481

rank among US surnames

1,612

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,138)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,472	Wisneski	1,613	191,411
#17,481	Searls	1,612	191,529

Who is named Herz

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

94% of people named Herz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herzs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alice Herz
American-based German activist, 1882–1965
Michael Herz
American film producer, director and screenwriter, born 1949
Ernst Herz
Austrian figure skater, born 1900

Notable Herzs come mostly from Weimar Republic (1), the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herz

Herz 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 Herz?: 1,612 people in the United States had the surname Herz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,529 Americans. It ranked 17,481st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herz?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Herz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Herz?: Alice Herz, American-based German activist, followed by Michael Herz.
Where is the surname Herz most common?: Wikidata records people named Herz in Weimar Republic, the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Herz getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,612 in 2010, down 2.1%.