Last name Herschel (Herschel 
, הרשל 
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The surname Herschel is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, where it is a rare surname, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Malaysia. More frequently, Herschel is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Herschel | Germany, South Africa, Malaysia, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| הרשל | Israel |
| abraham herschel (b. 1649) |
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| isaac herschel aliast (b. 1707) |
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john frederick william herschel English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer, GB (b. 1792) |
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| jacob herschel DE (b. 1734) |
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| alexander herschel (b. 1745) |
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| johann dietrich herschel entomologist (1755-1827) (b. 1755) |
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| carl christian herschel (b. 1772) |
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sir william herschel, 2nd baronet British forensic scientist (1833-1917), GB (b. 1833) |
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clemens herschel Hydraulic engineer, inventor of the Venturi meter, US (b. 1842) |
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matilda rose herschel (1844-1914) (b. 1844) |
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| carl adolf herschel (1800-1876) (b. 1800) |
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| karl adolf herschel (b. 1800) |
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hans herschel German politician (1875-1930), PL (b. 1875) |
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| mary cornwallis herschel Editor of Caroline Herschel's memoirs, GB (b. 1829) |
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| caroline emilia mary herschel (1830-1909) (b. 1830) |
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