Herber surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Herber surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,878 people carried this name — #14,550 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 142,900 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 261 people named Herber.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Moselle 96
Bas-Rhin 45
Ille-et-Vilaine 33
Paris 26
Pas-de-Calais 9
Marne 8
Yvelines 7
Hérault 3

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

75 people named Herber live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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

Zurich 29
Ticino 19
Vaud 10
Geneva 8
Bern 3
Basel-Stadt 3
Nidwalden 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

67 people named Herber have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 98 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

Silesian 59
Pomeranian 8

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

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