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

Herons is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Herons.

How Common Is The Last Name Herons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Herons reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Herons is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Herons is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Herons is most common in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Not including Canada Herons occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Herons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herons surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Herons surname 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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