Hersh () is a given name and surname. People with the name include: Given name Hersh Leib Sigheter Hersh Wolch Surname Arek Hersh, concentration camp survivor and writer (born 1928) Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter (born 1966) Mayer Hersh, Polish concentration camp survivor (1926–2016) Patricia Hersh, American mathematician (born 1973) Reuben Hersh, American mathematician (1927–2020) Seymour "Sy" Hersh, American journalist (born 1937) See also Herschel (disambiguation) Hersch Hirsh Hirsch (disambiguation) Jewish surnames Jewish given names German given names German-language surnames Yiddish-language surnames