The Herold surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,715 people carried this name — #5,577 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 306 people named Herold.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Haut-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 Switzerland’s population statistics
226 people named Herold live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 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 Poland’s population register
111 people named Herold have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 162 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herold.
- Hermon 492 · U.S. census
- Hermosilla 131 · U.S. census
- Hernandes 7,313 · U.S. census
- Hernandez 706,372 · U.S. census
- Hernando 529 · U.S. census
- Herny 160 · U.S. census
- Heron 3,561 · U.S. census
- Heroux 1,450 · U.S. census
- Herpin 368 · U.S. census
- Herr 12,466 · U.S. census
- Herrada 960 · U.S. census
- Herran 462 · U.S. census
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