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Hirsh Ranking

In the United States, the name Hirsh is the 12,038th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Hirsh migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hirsh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Frederick Hirsh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
  • Philip Hirsh, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
  • Simon Hirsh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
  • John Henry Hirsh, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1767 2
  • Michael Hirsh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1767 2

Australia Hirsh migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hirsh Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Augustus Hirsh, aged 19, who arrived in South Australia in 1848 aboard the ship "Alfred" 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Hirsh (post 1700) +

  • Gary "Chicken" Hirsh (1940-2021), American drummer, best known for his work with the rock group Country Joe and the Fish who was featured at Woodstock
  • Ed Hirsh, American Academy Award nominated special effects artist, known for his work in Star Wars: Episode VI-Return of the Jedi (1983), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Jason Michael Hirsh (b. 1982), American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played from 2006 to 2008
  • Hallee Leah Hirsh (b. 1987), American actress known for her role as Daley in the children's series Flight 29 Down
  • Michael Hirsh, American former foreign editor and chief diplomatic correspondent for Newsweek
  • David Hirsh (b. 1967), English Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London
  • David Julian Hirsh (b. 1973), Canadian actor
  • Aaron Hirsh (1724-1800), birth name of Aaron Philip Hart, English businessman in Lower Canada and one of the first Jews to settle in the colony, considered the father of Canadian Jewry
  • Shahar Hirsh (b. 1993), Israeli footballer
  • Jesse Hirsh, Canadian broadcaster, researcher, and Internet evangelist in Toronto
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ALFRED 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Alfred.htm


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