as a Last Name
- 1,490
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Hercules
Meaning & Origins
English and Scottish: from a personal name of Greek origin, which was in use in Cornwall and elsewhere till the 19th century. Hercules is the Latin form of Greek Hēraklēs, meaning ‘glory of Hera’ (the queen of the gods). It was the name of a demigod in classical mythology, who was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, by a human woman. His outstanding quality was his superhuman strength.
| 16,726th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,490
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Hercules per capita
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