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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 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.
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 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herbst.
- Herbe 106 · U.S. census
- Herbel 569 · U.S. census
- Herbelin 126 · U.S. census
- Herber 1,878 · U.S. census
- Herbert 25,224 · U.S. census
- Herbin 861 · U.S. census
- Herbster 737 · U.S. census
- Herby 142 · U.S. census
- Heredia 12,703 · U.S. census
- Heren 110 · U.S. census
- Hergott 389 · U.S. census
- Herin 507 · U.S. census
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