How common is the last name Herman?

39,217 people in the United States have the last name Herman, about 1 in 7,622. It ranks #868 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HERMAN

#868

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
39,217
About
1 in 7,622
This common or more
38.1%
Who bears it

Of the 39,217 people with the last name Herman, 87.9% reported their origin as White, 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Herman

#866 Randolph · 39,297#867 Fitzpatrick · 39,241#869 Walls · 39,209#870 Hebert · 39,189

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Herman, most common first.

#4,103 Hermann · 8,394#13,603 Herrman · 2,133#28,769 Hermans · 880#38,883 Hermon · 612#40,000 Hernan · 592#66,670 Hermano · 320#71,297 Heyrman · 295#138,300 Heroman · 125

Also a first name

As a first name, Herman ranks #1,005 of 53,615, with 42,824 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 3,239 births. See Herman as a first name

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