as a Last Name
- 11,322
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Herr
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German herre, German Herr ‘master’, ‘lord’; a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and behaved in a lordly manner, or an occupational name for someone in the service of the lord of the manor. As a Jewish surname it is often ornamental.
| 2,743rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 11,322
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Pennsylvania
- has the most people named Herr per capita
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