The surname Herron
A patronymic surname, carried by 26,559 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H650
Origin
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin, "descendant of Earán, from éaradh (“dread, fear, distrust, denial”).
Herron is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 26,559 people named Herron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,625 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,776.
Who is named Herron
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
72% of people named Herron identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 72%
- Black (not Hispanic) 22%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- Two or more races 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Herron come from?
- * As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin, "descendant of Earán, from éaradh (“dread, fear, distrust, denial”).
- How common is the surname Herron?
- 26,559 people in the United States had the surname Herron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,625 Americans. It ranked 1,328th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Herron?
- In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Herron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Herron?
- Herron is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Herron getting more or less common?
- More common. 25,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,559 in 2010, up 3.0%.
- What are other spellings of Herron?
- Harron.