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

The Herbst surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,093 people carried this name — #4,028 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,300 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

252 people named Herbst live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 63
St. Gallen 23
Lucerne 23
Aargau 22
Bern 20
Thurgau 17
Basel-Landschaft 16
Basel-Stadt 12

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 176 people named Herbst.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Bas-Rhin 47
Haut-Rhin 39
Paris 15
Meurthe-et-Moselle 13
Rhône 9
Moselle 9
Côte-d’Or 5
Haute-Marne 4

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

In Poland’s population register

170 people named Herbst have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 238 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

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Where they live today

Silesian 44
Masovian 37
Lower Silesian 21
Pomeranian 18
Warmian-Masurian 15
Podlaskie 15
Opole 10
Greater Poland 4

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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