Herron Family History

Herron Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Harome (North Yorkshire) from Old English ( æt thǣm) hārum ‘at the (gray) stones’ dative plural of hār ‘gray stone’. English and Scottish: nickname probably for a tall thin man with long legs from Old French hairon ‘heron’ Anglo-Norman French heron Middle English heiroun heyron herne heron. Compare Hearn and Heron.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from (Le) Héron in France (Seine-Maritime). English: sometimes a variant of Hearn.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEaráin ‘descendant of Earán’ a personal name from a diminutive of earadh ‘fear dread distrust’.

Spanish (Herrón): probably a nickname from herrón a medieval game that required participants to hit an iron disk with a central hole in a nail driven into the ground.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Perron, Ferron, Heron, Verran, Cerro, Herren, Person, Marron, Vernon, Barron

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24K	Military Records
8K	Immigration Records
108K	Census and Voter Lists
299K	Member Trees

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Where is the Herron family from?

You can see how Herron families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Herron family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Herron families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 272 Herron families living in Durham. This was about 35% of all the recorded Herron's in United Kingdom. Durham and 1 other county had the highest population of Herron families in 1891.

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What did your Herron ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Herron. 26% of Herron men worked as a General labourer and 71% of Herron women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Herron were Carpenter and Unpaid household duties.

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General labourer

26%

Farmer

Joiner

Carpenter

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Unpaid household duties

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Census Record

There are 108K census records available for the last name Herron. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Herron census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 8K immigration records available for the last name Herron. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 24K military records available for the last name Herron. For the veterans among your Herron ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Herron lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Herron life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Herron in 1942 was 45, and 71 in 2004.

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Herron Surname Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from (Le) Héron in France (Seine-Maritime). English: sometimes a variant of Hearn.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEaráin ‘descendant of Earán’ a personal name from a diminutive of earadh ‘fear dread distrust’.

Spanish (Herrón): probably a nickname from herrón a medieval game that required participants to hit an iron disk with a central hole in a nail driven into the ground.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Herron family from?

What did your Herron ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

26%

Farmer

Joiner

Carpenter

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Unpaid household duties

What Herron family records will you find?

What is the average Herron lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Herron life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Herron in 1942 was 45, and 71 in 2004.

Herron Family History

Herron Surname Meaning

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Herron Surname Meaning

608,000 record(s) for Herron

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Where is the Herron family from?

What did your Herron ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Herron family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Herron lifespan?

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