Herald Forename
Approximately 7,395 people bear this name
Herald Forename Definition:
A male name. Old English Hereweald, compound of here ‘host’, ‘army’, and weald ‘power’. But the actual source of the modern name was probably the corresponding Old Norse Harivald, mod Norse Harald, or it was amongst the Anglo- Danes that it particularly flourished, the most notable bearer of it being Harald Godwinson who contested the kingdom with William of Normandy.
Read More About This ForenameHerald Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 2,213 | 1:47,903 | 3,541 |
| United States | 100% | 1,170 | 1:309,861 | 9,575 |
| India | 100% | 887 | 1:1,369,648 | 80,980 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 606 | 1:27,891 | 2,366 |
| South Africa | 100% | 332 | 1:164,255 | 11,246 |
| Brazil | 100% | 176 | 1:1,217,251 | 30,016 |
| Indonesia | - | 176 | 1:1,465,703 | 81,946 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 176 | 1:87,635 | 6,588 |
| Malawi | 100% | 148 | 1:115,624 | 6,115 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 138 | 1:34,550 | 1,821 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 134 | 1:44,913 | 2,296 |
| Albania | 99% | 105 | 1:29,015 | 3,252 |
| Ukraine | 99% | 87 | 1:522,987 | 2,259 |
| Kuwait | - | 85 | 1:44,533 | 4,106 |
| Peru | 100% | 70 | 1:454,164 | 8,398 |
| Canada | 100% | 68 | 1:487,255 | 12,982 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Germany | 100% | 58 | 1:1,666,860 | 10,489 |
| Haiti | 100% | 56 | 1:191,553 | 8,651 |
| Zambia | - | 53 | 1:299,147 | 8,761 |
| Jamaica | - | 49 | 1:58,841 | 3,120 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 48 | 1:634,374 | 25,654 |
| France | 100% | 43 | 1:1,545,822 | 10,135 |
| French Polynesia | - | 43 | 1:6,463 | 978 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 31 | 1:1,702,849 | 21,555 |
| England | 100% | 26 | 1:2,138,574 | 26,646 |
| Belgium | 100% | 22 | 1:522,275 | 8,300 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Panama | 100% | 17 | 1:229,797 | 8,406 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 16 | 1:1,887,618 | 33,763 |
| Chile | 100% | 13 | 1:1,354,401 | 10,891 |
| Oman | - | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Singapore | 100% | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,811 | 1,077 |
| Guyana | - | 9 | 1:84,807 | 6,788 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Taiwan | - | 8 | 1:2,971,210 | 60,968 |
| El Salvador | - | 7 | 1:905,969 | 6,148 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Pakistan | 61% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Mexico | 100% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Uganda | 100% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 4 | 1:9,464 | 618 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Congo | 100% | 3 | 1:1,669,735 | 30,542 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Liberia | 50% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Hérald (5) & Hèrald (2) are calculated separately.
Herald (6,660) may also be a surname.
Herald Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old English Hereweald, compound of here ‘host’, ‘army’, and weald ‘power’. But the actual source of the modern name was probably the corresponding Old Norse Harivald, mod Norse Harald, or it was amongst the Anglo- Danes that it particularly flourished, the most notable bearer of it being Harald Godwinson who contested the kingdom with William of Normandy. The name is found from time to time in the 12th and 13th C but was not common and seems to have died out altogether. It was revived in the 19th C.
Harald, Haraldus, Harold, Arold, Herold, Herald, Heral, Eral, Herould, Herolt, Hairaud Domesday Book 1086. Haroldus Curia Regis Rolls 1201-13.
A Teutonic name, meaning: A sovereign’s messenger bearing a proclamation.
Herald Forename Popularity
Herald Demographics
Average Male Herald Height
175.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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