The Hirsch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,072 people carried this name — #2,120 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 16,864 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 992 people named Hirsch.
117 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 743 people named Hirsch 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 Poland’s population register
588 people named Hirsch have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 784 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 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
337 people named Hirsch 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 40 people named Hirsch 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
236 people named Hirsch is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Hirsch in American newspapers,
1909–1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 105,906 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hirsch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Hirsch d. 1942 · publisher
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Mary Hirsch d. 1976 · horse trainer
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Salomon Hirsch d. 1911 · entrepreneur
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Jean Hirsch d. 1902 · privatier
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Leontine Hirsch d. 1938
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Georgette Hirsch d. 1972
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hirsch.
- Hinschberger 103 · U.S. census
- Hipp 4,660 · U.S. census
- Hippert 454 · U.S. census
- Hippolyte 411 · U.S. census
- Hira 513 · U.S. census
- Hirn 475 · U.S. census
- Hirschel 235 · U.S. census
- Hirschy 582 · U.S. census
- Hirt 2,810 · U.S. census
- Hirth 1,387 · U.S. census
- Hirtz 310 · U.S. census
- Hisler 318 · U.S. census
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