Type: Surname (from nickname, from occupation & from given name)
Usage: German, Jewish
Scripts הירשל(Yiddish)
Meaning
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.