Herington Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Herington Surname Definition:

Herrington, two townships in co. Durham.

Herington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9961:363,91532,402
Australia1191:226,85521,510
England721:773,86242,299
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9481:52,9735,973

Herington (58) may also be a first name.

Herington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Herrington, two townships in co. Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Herington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Herington Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Herington is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 309,145th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. The last name Herington occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Herington reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 58 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 996 people, or 1 in 363,915. In The United States Herington is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 5 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States Herington occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Herington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herington last name grew 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Herington last name are 23.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herington earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $50,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 102.52% more than the national average, earning $100,619 CAD per year.

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