Herrington Surname

23,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Herrington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Herrington = Hering’s or the Herings’ Estate [Old English tún]

Herrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,7011:19,3822,431
England2,0391:27,3263,723
Canada1,2801:28,7863,787
Australia3371:80,1069,319
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Wales581:53,3544,894
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France41:16,605,680368,153
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1291:21,5903,056
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4561:14,5311,860

Herrington (94) may also be a first name.

Herrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Herrington = Hering’s or the Herings’ Estate [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Herrington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herrington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Herrington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herrington is the 23,716th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 318,972 people. The last name Herrington is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Herrington live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Herrington is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 94 people.

Herrington is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 18,701 people, or 1 in 19,382. In The United States Herrington is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Mississippi, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Herrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herrington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herrington surname rose 541 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Herrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Herrington last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herrington earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 27.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,094 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning R 260,868 per year; in United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $49,510 CAD per year.

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