Herons Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Herons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Herons (11) may also be a first name.

Herons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herons is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Herons occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Herons live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Herons is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname Herons is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Herons is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Herons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herons last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Herons last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hierons92296/
Hearons9252/
Heirons9220/
Herrons922/
Heroins921/
Erons9122/
Hirons832,504/
Hyrons83131/
Ahrons8390/
Herans8319/
Eronse8317/
Eirons8314/
Earons8314/
Harons835/
Aerons835/
Gerons834/
Heronx831/
Horons830/
Herrans77233/
Aharons775/
Heranse775/
Harrons773/
Haroons772/
Geerons771/
Cherans771/
Haron's771/
Erounse771/
Gergons770/
Chirons770/
Gerrons770/
Hierans770/
Irons7315,927/
Arons731,485/
Orons73138/
Erans73101/
Eroms7311/
Eronç733/
Eráns732/
Eronz731/
Jrons730/
Eruns730/
Heerooms7169/
Cheyrans715/
Chetrans714/
Cheronje711/
Herronce711/
Aarons674,143/
Heranz67167/
Girons67138/
Arhens6792/
Erunse6761/
Hiroms6760/
Arrons6755/
Horans6744/
Gerans6732/
Airons6729/
Jerans6722/
Ayrons6715/
Harans6713/
Eronje6710/
Ahrans678/
Hirans674/
Chitronsh674/
Geruns673/
Erhens673/
Ergans673/
Eroonz672/
Eronce672/
Ironse672/
Aronsø672/
Herunx671/
Jeruns671/
Ironns671/
Iroons671/
Orhons671/
Herrahans671/
Aerans671/
Earans670/
Ohrans670/
Irrons670/
Hironx670/
Herams670/
Eronch670/
Errans670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Herons
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