The Herzog surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,146 people carried this name — #3,239 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,825 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Herzog surname
Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq. Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō Old High German herizogo Middle High German herzog German Herzogbor. English Herzog Borrowed from German Herzog.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Herzog» (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
4,206 people named Herzog live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s 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 924 people named Herzog.
82 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 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 Poland’s population register
479 people named Herzog have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 587 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 407 people named Herzog 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 Misiones.
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 23 people named Herzog 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 Antwerp.
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
99 people named Herzog 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.
Who carried it
People named Herzog,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Jakob Herzog 1805–1882 · historian -
Hans Herzog 1819–1894 · military personnel -
Carl Feer-Herzog 1820–1880 · politician -
Katharina Herzog 1821–1900 · actor -
Hermann Ottomar Herzog 1831–1932 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 194 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Herzog.
- Hervey 2,900 · U.S. census
- Hervieux 249 · U.S. census
- Hery 189 · U.S. census
- Herz 1,612 · U.S. census
- Herzberg 1,939 · U.S. census
- Herzig 1,426 · U.S. census
- Hess 59,486 · U.S. census
- Hesse 6,084 · U.S. census
- Hessel 1,042 · U.S. census
- Hettich 732 · U.S. census
- Hettinger 3,111 · U.S. census
- Hettler 382 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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