How common is the surname Herrington?

14,498 people in the United States had the surname Herrington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,296 Americans. It ranked 2,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Herrington?

Billy Herrington, American pornographic actor (1969–2018), followed by John Herrington.

Where is the surname Herrington most common?

Wikidata records people named Herrington in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Herrington getting more or less common?

More common. 13,628 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,498 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Herrington

A surname, carried by 14,498 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herrington is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,498 people named Herrington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,296 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,628.

#2,491

rank among US surnames

14,498

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,434)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,482	Handy	14,537	21,239
#2,483	Lorenz	14,528	21,252
#2,484	Crook	14,526	21,255
#2,485	Loomis	14,518	21,266
#2,486	Salmon	14,511	21,277
#2,488	Centeno	14,510	21,278
#2,489	Roark	14,509	21,280

Who is named Herrington

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

85% of people named Herrington identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herringtons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Herrington
American pornographic actor (1969–2018)
John Herrington
American astronaut, born 1958
Lucas Herrington
Australian soccer player, born 2007
John S. Herrington
American politician, born 1939

Notable Herringtons come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herrington

Herrington has the Soundex code H652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H652.

Questions

How common is the surname Herrington?: 14,498 people in the United States had the surname Herrington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,296 Americans. It ranked 2,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herrington?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Herrington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Herrington?: Billy Herrington, American pornographic actor (1969–2018), followed by John Herrington.
Where is the surname Herrington most common?: Wikidata records people named Herrington in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Herrington getting more or less common?: More common. 13,628 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,498 in 2010, up 6.4%.