Frequency: (676)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. English: from a short form of Herbert.
2. Dutch: from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Herbrecht, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘illustrious’.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
