The Hert surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,073 people carried this name — #22,384 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
137 people named Hert live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 79 people named Hert.
Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
50 people named Hert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 67 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
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 Hert.
- Herreros 172 · U.S. census
- Herrmann 13,056 · U.S. census
- Herrscher 118 · U.S. census
- Herry 267 · U.S. census
- Herscher 257 · U.S. census
- Herson 497 · U.S. census
- Hertel 4,057 · U.S. census
- Herter 904 · U.S. census
- Herth 243 · U.S. census
- Hertrich 197 · U.S. census
- Hertz 4,097 · U.S. census
- Hertzog 2,298 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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