How common is the surname Heron?

3,934 people in the United States had the surname Heron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,481 Americans. It ranked 8,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heron?

Blake Heron, American actor (1982-2017).

Where is the surname Heron most common?

Wikidata records people named Heron in the United States.

Is the surname Heron getting more or less common?

More common. 3,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,934 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Heron

An occupational surname, carried by 3,934 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heron is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

* As an English and French surname, from heron. * As an English surname, from Harome in Yorkshire, from Old English harum, dative plural of hær (“stone”) * As an Irish surname, from O'Heron, from Ó hUidhrín (literally “descendant of Uidhrín”), from odhar (“swarthy”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin; see Haren. * As an Irish surname, from Mac Giolla Chiaráin (literally “son of the servant of Ciarán”); see Kieran.

Heron is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,934 people named Heron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,481 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,561.

#8,407

rank among US surnames

3,934

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,519)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,402	Hermanson	3,937	78,422
#8,404	Alvis	3,936	78,441
#8,405	Carrick	3,935	78,461
#8,407	Heron	3,934	78,481
#8,408	Winton	3,930	78,561

Who is named Heron

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Heron identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Blake Heron
American actor (1982-2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heron

Heron has the Soundex code H650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H650.

Questions

Where does the surname Heron come from?: * As an English and French surname, from heron. * As an English surname, from Harome in Yorkshire, from Old English harum, dative plural of hær (“stone”) * As an Irish surname, from O'Heron, from Ó hUidhrín (literally “descendant of Uidhrín”), from odhar (“swarthy”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó…
How common is the surname Heron?: 3,934 people in the United States had the surname Heron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,481 Americans. It ranked 8,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heron?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Heron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Heron?: Blake Heron, American actor (1982-2017).
Where is the surname Heron most common?: Wikidata records people named Heron in the United States.
What type of surname is Heron?: Heron is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Heron getting more or less common?: More common. 3,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,934 in 2010, up 11%.