Find out how popular the last name Hermawan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hermawan.

Hermawan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hermawan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hermawan in America

Hermawan is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hermawan surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hermawan.

The history of the last name Hermawan

The surname Hermawan originates from Indonesia, where it has been in use since at least the 16th century. It is derived from the Old Javanese words "heru" meaning "leader" and "mawan" meaning "brave", together forming a name meaning "brave leader".

The name was particularly prevalent in the central and eastern regions of Java, where it was commonly held by local nobility and warriors. Variants like Hermawan, Hermawan, and Hermawan were also found in historical records from this era.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Raden Hermawan, a 16th century Javanese military commander who served under the Sultan of Demak. His exploits are documented in the Babad Tanah Jawi, an important Javanese literary work.

In the 17th century, the village of Hermawan in what is now Yogyakarta was named after a local noble bearing this surname. The 1785 Serat Centini manuscript mentions a character named Ki Hermawan who was a respected elder.

Notable people with this surname include Hermawan Susanto (1916-1992), an Indonesian economist and professor, and Hermawan Rachmatullah (born 1967), a former Indonesian national football player. Adi Hermawan (born 1972) is a contemporary Indonesian singer and actor.

Raden Mas Arya Hermawan (1890-1963) was a Javanese prince and independence activist against Dutch colonial rule. The spelling Hermawan was sometimes used for this individual in Dutch records from the era.

Across its centuries of recorded use in Indonesia, the name Hermawan has consistently been associated with bravery, leadership, and the island's rich cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hermawan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hermawan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hermawan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hermawan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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