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The Hirt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,810 people carried this name — #11,250 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 105,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,753 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,138 people named Hirt live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 478
Zurich 424
Bern 395
Vaud 103
Fribourg 97
Basel-Landschaft 74
St. Gallen 74
Solothurn 64

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 Poland’s population register

224 people named Hirt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 278 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 Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 95
Greater Poland 65
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 27
Lubusz 13
Silesian 8
West Pomeranian 7
Łódź 6
Masovian 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 191 people named Hirt.

33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 33
Moselle 63
Paris 23
Meurthe-et-Moselle 9
Vosges 6
Haute-Saône 6
Haut-Rhin 5
Doubs 4
Territoire de Belfort 4

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 94 people named Hirt 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 81
Buenos Aires Province 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Hirt in American newspapers,
1905–1919.

Newspaper page from Abilene Weekly Reflector carrying the name Hirt
Abilene Weekly Reflector 1905-01-26
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Hirt
The Bossier Banner 1919-10-30
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Hirt
The Bossier Banner 1917-08-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 143,067 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hirt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michael Conrad Hirt
    Michael Conrad Hirt 1613–1671 · artist
  • Johann Friedrich Hirt
    Johann Friedrich Hirt 1719–1783 · parson
  • Aloys Hirt
    Aloys Hirt 1759–1837 · scientist
  • Franz Hirt
    Franz Hirt 1811–1882 · writer
  • Michael Conrad Hirt 1649–1704 · painter
  • Johann Conrad Hirt 1652–1702 · artist

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

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