The Hersh surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,589 people carried this name — #9,104 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,669 in 2000.

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In print

Hersh in American newspapers,
1907.

Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Hersh
Rock Island Argus 1907-11-02
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Hersh
Rock Island Argus 1907-11-04
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Hersh
Rock Island Argus 1907-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,527 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hersh in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

380 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hersh. The most, 151, date from the 1970s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 263
Victoria 73
ACT (Canberra) 17
Queensland 9
South Australia 9
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hersh.

Who carried it

People named Hersh,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Amos Henry Hersh 1891–1955 · geneticist
  • Mayer Hersh 1926–2016
  • Reuben Hersh 1927–2020 · mathematician
  • Earl Hersh 1932–2013 · baseball player
  • Stuart A. Hersh 1934–2023 · television producer
  • Evan M. Hersh 1935–2021 · professor

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hersh,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States321 records

321 records of the Hersh name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 116
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 68
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elmer B. Hersh

    Born 1912 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Harrisburg; brewery worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1993, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherina Hersh

    Arrived at New York in 1836 aboard the Havre from Havre, aged 24; farmer. From France.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Douglas Victor Hersh

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1948, died 1995; buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 321 records for Hersh in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Hersh name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Hersh

    Arrived in Queensland in 1881 aboard the Duke of Athole, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Abrahm David Hersh

    Manufacturer of Elwood, Victoria; died 1960.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Guston Hersh

    Tailor and mercer of Caulfield, Victoria; died 1992.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hersh in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Hersh name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Louisa Hersh

    Buried in 1910 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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