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Hertz Ranking

In the United States, the name Hertz is the 8,475th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Hertz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hertz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Martin Hertz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
  • Casparus Hertz, who arrived in New York in 1746 2
  • Andreas Hertz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Ludwig Hertz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
  • Johannes Hertz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Hertz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Abrah Hertz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1800 2
  • Elias Hertz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
  • Susman Hertz, aged 22, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
  • M. Hertz, who landed in New Orleans in 1823
  • Jacob Hertz, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1831 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Hertz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Athanasius Hertz, aged 32, who arrived in New York, NY in 1903 2
  • Christina Hertz, aged 25, who arrived in New York, NY in 1903 2
  • Monika Hertz, aged 1, who arrived in New York, NY in 1903 2
  • Maria Eva Hertz, aged 56, who landed in New York, NY in 1903 2
  • Mathias Hertz, aged 58, who arrived in New York, NY in 1903 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hertz (post 1700) +

  • Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves, eponym of "hertz", unit of frequency that measures cycle per second
  • John Daniel Hertz (1879-1961), born Schandor Herz, an American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist, owner and eponym of the Hertz Corporation
  • Roy Hertz (1909-2002), American professor of pharmacology and of obstetrics and gynecology. His honors include the Cancer Research Award from the International College of Surgeons
  • William Hertz, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Vienna, 1869-74 3
  • Ken Hertz, American politician, Mayor of Bellingham, Washington, 1976-82 3
  • Julian A. Hertz, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 5th District, 1954 3
  • Hyman Hertz, American politician, Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Nacogdoches, 1832 3
  • Howard Hertz, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 9th District, 1988 3
  • Gottlieb Hertz, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 4th District, 1935-36 3
  • Emanuel Hertz, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, 1932; Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1926 3
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. Douglas Grant Hertz, English 2nd Class passenger residing in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking by escaping in life boat 22 4


  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. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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