How common is the surname Hirschi?

1,132 people in the United States had the surname Hirschi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. It ranked 22,663rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hirschi?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hirschi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hirschi?

Travis Hirschi, American sociologist and criminologist (1935–2017), followed by Alexandra Mary Hirschi.

Where is the surname Hirschi most common?

Wikidata records people named Hirschi in the United States and United Arab Emirates.

Is the surname Hirschi getting more or less common?

More common. 956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,132 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Hirschi

A surname, carried by 1,132 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hirschi is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,132 people named Hirschi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 956.

#22,663

rank among US surnames

1,132

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+18.4%

change since 2000 (was #24,513)

Who is named Hirschi

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

96% of people named Hirschi identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hirschis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Travis Hirschi
American sociologist and criminologist (1935–2017)
Alexandra Mary Hirschi
Australian automotive vlogger, born 1985

Notable Hirschis come mostly from the United States (1) and United Arab Emirates (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hirschi

Hirschi 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 Hirschi?: 1,132 people in the United States had the surname Hirschi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. It ranked 22,663rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hirschi?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hirschi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hirschi?: Travis Hirschi, American sociologist and criminologist (1935–2017), followed by Alexandra Mary Hirschi.
Where is the surname Hirschi most common?: Wikidata records people named Hirschi in the United States and United Arab Emirates.
Is the surname Hirschi getting more or less common?: More common. 956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,132 in 2010, up 18%.