Herron

English

Alternative forms

• Harron

Etymology

• As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron
• As an Irish surname, from Ó hearáin, "descendant of Earán, from éaradh (“dread, fear, distrust, denial”).

Proper noun

Herron (plural Herrons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Herron is the 1328^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26559 individuals. Herron is most common among White (71.62%) and Black/African American (22.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herron”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 170.

Anagrams

• Horner, Rohner, horner