Herndon Surname
Approximately 27,064 people bear this surname
Herndon Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in a nook, or corner, by a hill.
Herndon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26,920 | 1:13,464 | 1,672 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,819 | 1:13,150 | 1,689 |
Herndon (276) may also be a first name.
Herndon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in a nook, or corner, by a hill.
Local. From Herne, a cottage, and den, a valley. The cottage in the valley.
Herndon Demographics
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Herndon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herndon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herndon is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Herndon.
How Common Is The Last Name Herndon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Herndon is the 20,212th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,271 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Herndon are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Herndon is also the 534,713th most common given name on earth, borne by 276 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 26,920 people, or 1 in 13,464. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Herndon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Herndon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herndon last name grew 705 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Herndon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Herndon last name are 17.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Herndon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $41,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $45,004 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearndon | 93 | 273 | / |
| Herendon | 93 | 51 | / |
| Herindon | 93 | 28 | / |
| Herndone | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kherndon | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hernndon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hernddon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cherindon | 88 | 146 | / |
| Herrindon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Herrendon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Harndon | 86 | 38 | / |
| Herndan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Herndom | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hirndon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Horndon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jerndon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hyrndon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Herndun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cherindong | 82 | 6 | / |
| Hearndan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herendun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Herndane | 80 | 0 | / |
| Herindun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Harendon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Herendan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Erndan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cherindan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Harrendon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Herrendun | 75 | 0 | / |
| Arendon | 71 | 292 | / |
| Arindon | 71 | 126 | / |
| Arndoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erndant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arrndon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harndan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arrendon | 67 | 37 | / |
| Harindan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherendanova | 63 | 11 | / |
| Arndan | 62 | 36 | / |
| Chirzendan | 59 | 80 | / |
| Orendan | 57 | 7 | / |
| Arendan | 57 | 6 | / |
| Arindan | 57 | 4 | / |
| Yrendan | 57 | 2 | / |
| Yrndang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Irindung | 53 | 1 | / |
| O'Rindan | 53 | 0 | / |
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Herndon Reference & Research
Herndon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Herndon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herndon
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