How common is the surname Hirsh?

2,185 people in the United States had the surname Hirsh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,302 Americans. It ranked 13,834th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hirsh?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hirsh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hirsh?

Hallee Hirsh, American actress, followed by David Julian Hirsh.

Where is the surname Hirsh most common?

Wikidata records people named Hirsh in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Hirsh getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,185 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Hirsh

A surname, carried by 2,185 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). Hirsh is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,185 people named Hirsh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,302 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,239.

#13,834

rank among US surnames

2,185

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,673)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,830	Gammons	2,186	141,238
#13,834	Balsamo	2,185	141,302
#13,843	Gardener	2,184	141,367

Who is named Hirsh

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

96% of people named Hirsh identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hirshs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hallee Hirsh
American actress, born 1987
David Julian Hirsh
Actor, screenwriter, producer, born 1973

Notable Hirshs come mostly from the United States (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hirsh

Hirsh 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 Hirsh?: 2,185 people in the United States had the surname Hirsh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,302 Americans. It ranked 13,834th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hirsh?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hirsh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hirsh?: Hallee Hirsh, American actress, followed by David Julian Hirsh.
Where is the surname Hirsh most common?: Wikidata records people named Hirsh in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Hirsh getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,185 in 2010, down 2.4%.