# Herzog (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/herzog/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,146 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,239 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,700 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (10,825 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hartsoe, Hartzog |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Herzog.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Herzog 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Herzog in Austria, the United States, Israel, the Russian Empire and Brazil.

## People named Herzog

- Chaim Herzog, 6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997)
- Andreas Herzog, Austrian association football player and manager
- Isaac HaLevy Herzog, 1st Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)
- Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist (1937–1975)
- Hermann Ottomar Herzog, American artist (1832–1932)
- Whitey Herzog, American baseball player and manager (1931–2024)
- Herta Herzog, American social scientist (1910-2010)

## Similar surnames

Herzig, Hargis.

## 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.