Herald Surname
Approximately 6,660 people bear this surname
Herald Surname Definition:
A form of Harald, ON. Heraldr. It occurs in med. Latin as Airoldus = Old French herolt, French Heraut, which has been substituted for the Norse name. William Herald, schoolmaster in Tannadice, died 1863.
Herald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,425 | 1:66,813 | 7,782 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| England | 180 | 1:309,545 | 23,336 |
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Scotland | 99 | 1:54,079 | 4,572 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Northern Ireland | 57 | 1:32,369 | 3,269 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 126 | 1:35,158 | 3,362 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 143 | 1:26,176 | 2,359 |
| England | 108 | 1:225,698 | 17,096 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 938 | 1:53,538 | 6,023 |
Herald (7,395) may also be a first name.
Herald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A form of Harald, ON. Heraldr. It occurs in med. Latin as Airoldus = Old French herolt, French Heraut, which has been substituted for the Norse name. William Herald, schoolmaster in Tannadice, died 1863.
(English) One who held the office of herald and delivered formal messages or proclamations from a sovereign or general, later charged with duties concerning armorial bearings and questions of precedence; a variant of Harold, q.v.
Herald Demographics
Average Male Herald Height
176.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Herald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herald Come From? nationality or country of origin
Herald (Hindi: हेरल्ड, Marathi: हेरा) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herald? popularity and diffusion
The last name Herald is the 73,884th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,094,226 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Herald live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 74,858th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 7,395 people.
The last name Herald is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,425 people, or 1 in 66,813. In The United States Herald is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 23 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Herald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Herald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herald surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Herald Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Herald surname is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Herald surname are 20.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.97% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Herald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.9% less than the national average, earning R 130,932 per year; in United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $54,853 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Herald Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Herald in the Hindi language | ||
| हेरल्ड | heralda | 65.38 |
| हेराल्ड | heralda | 26.92 |
| हैरल्ड | hairalda | 7.69 |
| Herald in the Marathi language | ||
| हेरा | hera | 40.68 |
| हेर | hera | 32.2 |
| हॅर | hera | 16.95 |
| हॅरा | hera | 6.78 |
| हेरालद | heralada | 0.85 |
| हेराँ | heram | 0.85 |
| एरल | erala | 0.85 |
| हेरोलड | herolada | 0.85 |
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