Herdt

English

Etymology

• As a south German surname, from the adjective hart (“hard”), also the noun Herd (“hearth”).
• Also as a German surname, shortened from the personal name Herto, itself from the root of hart.
• As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Herd, from hert (“stag”).

Proper noun

Herdt (plural Herdts)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Herdt is the 34272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Herdt is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herdt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.

Anagrams

• derth, thred