Hershfield

Hershfield Meaning & Origin

About Hershfield
The surname Hershfield is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish personal name Hersh, which means "deer" or "stag," and the German word feld, meaning "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hershfield can be interpreted as "deer field" or "stag field." It is a toponymic surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name may have lived near or owned a field associated with deer or stags.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hershfield: 219
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,357
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRXFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
HASA
🔊 Soundex
H06201043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH ER1 SH F IY0 L D
🌐 IPA
/hershfield*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRXFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hershfield in Braille

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

The name Hershfield in braille

How to sign the name Hershfield using Sign Language

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

The name Hershfield in sign language

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