Herzog Family History
Herzog Name Meaning
German: from the Middle High German title of nobility
herzoge ‘duke’ (Old High German herizoho, from
heri ‘army’ + ziohan ‘to lead’, a calque of the
Byzantine title stratelates ‘general’, ‘commander’, from
Greek stratos ‘army’ + elaunein ‘to lead’). The name is
unlikely to refer to descent from an actual duke; it is normally an
occupational name for the servant of a duke or a nickname for one who
put on the airs and graces of a duke.Jewish (Ashkenazic):
ornamental name from German Herzog ‘duke’. Compare Graf
and Kaiser.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Herzog
Name Distribution of Herzog Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Herzog families
 158 - 314  53 - 157 |
 1 - 52  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Herzog families
|
18 - 34 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Herzog last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Herzog census records
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Herzog Family Origin
Herzog Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Herzog
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Herzog Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Herzog census records
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Herzog Civil War Service Records
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