The Herbert surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 25,224 people carried this name — #1,285 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,094 people named Herbert.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Vendée.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
98 people named Herbert live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
79 people named Herbert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 139 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Herbert 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 East Flanders.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herbert.
- Heras 1,197 · U.S. census
- Herb 3,107 · U.S. census
- Herbe 106 · U.S. census
- Herbel 569 · U.S. census
- Herbelin 126 · U.S. census
- Herber 1,878 · U.S. census
- Herbin 861 · U.S. census
- Herbst 8,093 · U.S. census
- Herbster 737 · U.S. census
- Herby 142 · U.S. census
- Heredia 12,703 · U.S. census
- Heren 110 · U.S. census
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