Hermés History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The prestigious surname Hermés comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Hermés is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Hermés is derived from the Old Greek word eremia, which means lonely or solitary, and was a name given to someone who lived on a stretch of barren or deserted land.

Early Origins of the Hermés family

The surname Hermés was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Hermés family

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Hermés Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hermès, Hermais, Hermait, Hermaies, Las Hermes, de Lazerme, Hermés, Hermé, Hermer, Hermez and many more.

Early Notables of the Hermés family

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Hermés Ranking

In the United States, the name Hermés is the 8,643^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hermés migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hermés Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Hermes, aged 27, settled in America with his wife and two daughters in 1709
Henrich Hermes, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738

Hermés Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bern Hermes, who landed in America in 1834 2
Therese Hermes, who arrived in America in 1837 2
Gerhard Hermes, aged 36, who landed in Missouri in 1840 2
Wilhelm Hermes, who settled in Texas in 1846
Bernhardine Hermes, who arrived in Texas in 1846 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hermés (post 1700) +

Leonard J. Hermes, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Groton, 1940 3
Mrs. Leonard Hermes, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940 3
Dalton Hermes, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 2012 3
Peter Hermes (1922-2015), German diplomat, West German Ambassador to the United States from 1979 to 1984
Gertrude Hermes, Sculptor and Wood Engraver
Georg Hermes (1775-1831), German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian
Hans Hermes (1912-2003), German mathematician
Johann Timotheus Hermes (1738-1821), German novelist
Johann Gustav Hermes (1846-1912), German mathematician
Hermes Aldo Desio (b. 1970), Argentine retired footballer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html