Hershberg

Hershberg Meaning & Origin

About Hershberg
The surname Hershberg is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish personal name Hersh, which is a variant of the Hebrew name Tzvi, meaning "deer" or "gazelle." The suffix "-berg" is a common element in Jewish surnames, meaning "mountain" in German. Therefore, Hershberg can be interpreted as "mountain of Hersh" or "mountain of the deer."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hershberg: 240
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 79,338
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hershberg 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 Hershberg is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRXPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
HASA
🔊 Soundex
H06201062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH ER1 SH B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/hershberg*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRXPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hershberg in Braille

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

The name Hershberg in braille

How to sign the name Hershberg using Sign Language

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

The name Hershberg in sign language

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