The Herb surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,282 people carried this name — #9,854 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,107 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 97 people named Herb.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
45 people named Herb live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 Poland’s population register
22 people named Herb have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 46 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Herb in American newspapers,
1921–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 719,398 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herb.
- Heon 511 · U.S. census
- Hepp 1,966 · U.S. census
- Her 15,089 · U.S. census
- Heran 224 · U.S. census
- Herard 671 · U.S. census
- Heras 1,830 · U.S. census
- Herbe 106 · U.S. census
- Herbel 504 · U.S. census
- Herbelin 133 · U.S. census
- Herber 1,490 · U.S. census
- Herbert 26,417 · U.S. census
- Herbin 856 · U.S. census
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