Herzog

See also: herzog

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herzog.

Proper noun

Herzog (plural Herzogs)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Herzog is the 3239st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,146 people. Herzog is most common among white people (95.75%).

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German herzog, herzoge, from Old High German herizogo, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō (army leader).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌtsoːk/, [ˈhɛʁˌt͡soːk], [ˈhɛɐ̯ˌt͡soːk] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌtsɔx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Herzog m (strong, genitive Herzogs or Herzoges, plural Herzöge, feminine Herzogin)

  1. duke

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Herzog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhærˌtsoːχ/, /ˈhærtsoχ/, [ˈhæχˌt͡soːχ], [-t͡soχ]

Noun

Herzog m (plural Herzogen)

  1. duke