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United States Herz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Samson Herz, who landed in America in 1833 1
  • Christian Herz, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1834
  • Christian Herz, who arrived in America in 1842 1
  • Friedrich Herz, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846 1
  • Maria Barbara Herz, who landed in Missouri in 1847 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Herz (post 1700) +

  • Shirley Herz (1925-2013), American Tony award for Excellence in Theatre award winning Broadway theatre production press representative
  • Adam Herz (b. 1972), American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on the American Pie films
  • Michael Herz, American film producer, director, screenwriter and co-founder of Troma Entertainment
  • William Herz, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul General in Vienna, 1884 2
  • Martin Florian Herz (1917-1983), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1974-77 2
  • George Washington Herz, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 2nd District, 1928 2
  • Charles Herz, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 2004; Member, Rules Committee, 2008 2
  • Bertrand Herz (1930-2021), French engineer and university teacher, Holocaust survivor
  • Juraj Herz (1934-2018), Czech film director, actor, and scenic designer
  • Winfried Herz (b. 1929), retired German footballer
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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