The Herter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 818 people carried this name — #29,019 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is down 10% from 904 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
297 people named Herter 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/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 292 people named Herter.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 58 people named Herter 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 Chaco.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
49 people named Herter 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 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Herter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Herter 1839–1883 · furniture designer -
Christian Herter 1839–1883 · furniture designer
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Ernst Herter 1846–1917 · artist -
Christian Archibald Herter 1865–1910 · physician -
Gustav Herter d. 1945 · physician
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David Herter 1822–1888
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herter.
- 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
- Herth 190 · U.S. census
- Hertrich 192 · U.S. census
- Hertz 4,257 · U.S. census
- Hertzog 2,261 · U.S. census
- Hervas 167 · U.S. census
- Hervey 2,900 · U.S. census
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