The Halpern surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,121 people carried this name — #8,032 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,005 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Halpern surname
From Hebrew הלפרן, an Ashkenazi habitational surname from the city of Heilbronn, in Germany.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Halpern» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 103 people named Halpern live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Halpern.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Halpern live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Halpern live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Halpern in American newspapers,
1907–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,739 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Halpern,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michael Halperin 1860–1919 · community leader -
Hermann Halpern 1848–1915
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Johanna Halpern 1857–1933
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Reisel Halpern 1861–1942
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Gittel Ester Halpern 1863–1940
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Moses Halpern 1863–1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Halpern.
- Hallet 395 · U.S. census
- Halley 3,943 · U.S. census
- Halliday 4,568 · U.S. census
- Hallier 192 · U.S. census
- Hallinger 107 · U.S. census
- Halm 1,169 · U.S. census
- Halphen 320 · U.S. census
- Halter 4,349 · U.S. census
- Ham 16,980 · U.S. census
- Hamada 1,965 · U.S. census
- Haman 2,974 · U.S. census
- Hamann 6,078 · U.S. census
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