The Herrmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,226 people carried this name — #2,723 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 13,056 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Herrmann surname
From the German surname, variant of Hermann.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Herrmann» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,946 people named Herrmann live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Bern.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,295 people named Herrmann.
178 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 64 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
489 people named Herrmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 714 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 435 people named Herrmann live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Herrmann 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 Liège.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
350 people named Herrmann are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Herrmann in American newspapers,
1892–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 100,514 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Herrmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Zacharias Hermann 1563–1637 · pastor -
Emil Herrmann d. 1896 · book printer
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Erwin Herrmann d. 1986 · historian
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Richard Herrmann d. 1892 · photographer
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William Herrmann d. 1989
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Paul Herrmann d. 1918
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herrmann.
- Herre 383 · U.S. census
- Herreman 161 · U.S. census
- Herren 4,466 · U.S. census
- Herrera 192,711 · U.S. census
- Herrero 1,093 · U.S. census
- Herreros 240 · U.S. census
- Herrscher 147 · U.S. census
- Herry 272 · U.S. census
- Herscher 249 · U.S. census
- Herson 470 · U.S. census
- Hert 1,006 · U.S. census
- Hertel 4,395 · U.S. census
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