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The Her surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,089 people carried this name — #2,404 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,500 people counted. That is up 45% from 10,434 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 168 people named Her.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Nord 133
Paris 16
Landes 4
Seine-Maritime 4
Gironde 3
Indre-et-Loire 2
Tarn 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 45 people named Her 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 Mendoza.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Mendoza 29
Buenos Aires Province 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

37 people named Her have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 48 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 37

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 34 people named Her 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 Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 34

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Her in American newspapers,
1820–1910.

Newspaper page from The New Hampshire Gazette carrying the name Her
The New Hampshire Gazette 1820-10-10
Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Her
The Southern Herald 1910-11-18
Newspaper page from Macon Beacon carrying the name Her
Macon Beacon 1910-09-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,666,838 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Her,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodor Her 1838–1892 · artist
  • Pierrick Her 1946–
  • Kaohly Her 1970– · politician
  • Pao Houa Her 1982– · artist
  • Pao Houa Her 1982– · artist
  • Seong Uk Her Uk 2003– · freestyle skier

Wikidata (CC0).

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