Herz Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Anyone researching Herz should also look under Hertz. Read literally, Herz points to “A dweller at the sign of the heart”.

• In the 2010 US Census, 1,612 Americans gave Herz as their last name (rank 17,481). 207 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Herz name at birth.
• Herz is listed among the recognised spellings of Hertz.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Herz family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Herz family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.