Herms

Herms Meaning & Origin

About Herms
The surname Herms is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Hermann, which means "army man" or "warrior." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Hermann. The name Herms is relatively rare and is most commonly found in Germany and other German-speaking regions.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Herms is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Herms: 413
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 50,564
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Herms based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Herms is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRMS
🗽 NYSIIS
HAN
🔊 Soundex
H0652
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH ER1 M Z
🌐 IPA
/hərmz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRMS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Herms in Braille

Here's how to represent Herms in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Herms in braille

How to sign the name Herms using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Herms using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Herms in sign language

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