Explore the Family Name Hershman

The meaning of Hershman

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hirschman. 2. Americanized form of German Hirschmann. Compare Hersman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Meyer, Moshe.

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How common is the last name Hershman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hershman has seen a considerable rise in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Hershman was ranked 13,573 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed up to the 13,259th position, marking an increase of approximately 2.31%. Additionally, the count of individuals carrying the Hershman surname grew by 12.18%, from 2052 in 2000 to 2302 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also slightly increased from 0.76 to 0.78 in this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,573	#13,259	2.31%
Count	2,052	2,302	12.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.78	2.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hershman

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Hershman changed noticeably between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Hershmans identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.93% to 94.87%. Meanwhile, those reporting their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic saw significant increases, with the former going up by 52.94% to reach 0.52% and the latter increasing by 77.78% to account for 3.04% of all Hershmans. There was also a notable rise in Hershmans reporting two or more races, which jumped from 0.63% to 0.96%. However, the proportions of Hershmans of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero or were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	94.87%	-2.13%
Hispanic	1.71%	3.04%	77.78%
Two or More Races	0.63%	0.96%	52.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.52%	52.94%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0%	0%