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Herschel name meaning

First Name
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since 1880
Last Name
236
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in 2010
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What does the name Herschel mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Herschel

User Submitted Origins

Jewish
67%
German
25%
African
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Herschel means "Deer".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Her"schel
See Uranus.
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  1. English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
    Synonyms: sir frederick william herschel, sir william herschel, and william herschel
  2. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
    Synonyms: john herschel, sir john frederick william herschel, and sir john herschel
Wiktionary

After its discoverer, Sir William Herschel.

  1. (astronomy, obsolete) The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.
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Notable Persons Named Herschel

Notable Persons Named Herschel

Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker is a football player. Herschel was born on March 3rd, 1962 in Wrightsville, Georgia.

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Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi was an actor. He was most prominent from 1937 to 1986. Herschel was born Herschel Bernardi on October 30th, 1923 in New York City, New York, U.S. He breathed his last breath on May 9th, 1986.

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Herschel Johnson

Herschel Johnson was a from Georgia, Confederate States Senator, fromGeorgia, 41st Governor of Georgia, and Congress of the Confederate States. Herschel was born on September 18th, 1812 in Burke County, Georgia, US. He left this life on August 16th, 1880.

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Herschel Evans

Herschel was born on March 9th, 1909. He passed away on February 9th, 1939.

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Herschel Burke Gilbert

Herschel was born on April 20th, 1918 in Milwaukee. He left this life on June 8th, 2003.

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Herschel Garfein

Herschel was born on January 17th, 1958.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Herschel

Notable Persons With the Last Name Herschel

William Herschel

William Herschel was a scientist in the fields of astronomy and music. William was given the name Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel on November 15th, 1738 in Hanover. He died on August 25th, 1822.

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1st Bt Sir John Herschel

1st Bt Sir John Herschel was a scientist. 1st was born on March 7th, 1792 in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England. He passed away on May 11th, 1871.

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Caroline Herschel

Caroline Herschel was a scientist in the field of astronomy. Caroline was given the name Caroline Lucretia Herschel on March 16th, 1750 in Hanover. She passed away on January 9th, 1848.

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Bt Sir William Herschel

Bt was born on January 9th, 1833 in Slough. He died on October 24th, 1917.

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Alexander Stewart Herschel

Alexander Stewart Herschel was a scientist in the fields of astronomy and physics. Alexander was born on February 5th, 1836 in Feldhausen, near Cape Town, British Cape Colony. He died on June 18th, 1907.

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Clemens Herschel

Clemens Herschel was a consulting hydraulic engineer and superintendent of the east jersey water company. Clemens was born on March 23rd, 1842 in Boston. He breathed his last breath on March 1st, 1930.

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Common last names for Herschel

Common first names for Herschel

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Herschel U.S.
█  White 90.68% 64.26%
█  African American 2.54% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.81% 16.26%

Of Last Name Herschel

People with the last name Herschel are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Herschel

  • How Popular is the name Herschel? Herschel is the 2,495th most popular name of all time. As a last name Herschel was the 80,419th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Herschel have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 10,492 babies born with the first name Herschel in the United States. That's more than enough people named Herschel to occupy the country of Tuvalu with an estimated population of 10,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Herschel? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 11 new born babies.
  • When was Herschel first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Herschel is Sunday, November 13th, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Herschel born? The highest recorded use of the first name Herschel was in 1921 with a total of 277 babies.
  • Random Herschel Factoid: According to the 1910 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Herschel ranks 68th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Indiana. Imagine that, 10 babies in Indiana have the same name in 1910.
  • Weird things about the name Herschel: The name spelled backwards is Lehcsreh. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lehhrsec. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Herschel? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 236 people with the last name Herschel.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Herschel? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Herschel as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.3m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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