Herink is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.
Surname Herink is variant of the Herring. Descendant of Hering meaning "son of Here, army"; one who fished for, and sold, herring, an important article of food in medieval England; dweller at the sign of the herring.
The is the form of Harinxma. Thoe Sloten; of Haare's race at Sloten.
Variation of Hering. See Herring - Possibly from the fish, and originally applied by way of sobriquet, since in the XIV. century we find some compounds of it, now apparently extinct; viz. Castherring, Schottenheryng, and Rotenheryng! It is more likely however to be an ancient Scandinavian personal name, whence the names of the parishes, etc., of Herringby, Herringfleet, Herringstone, Herringswell, and Herrington.
The lastname Herink is a variant form of Herring. Possibly from the fish, and originally applied by way of sobriquet, since in the XIV. century we find some compounds of it, now apparently extinct; viz. Castherring, Schottenheryng, and Rotenheryng! It is more likely however to be an ancient Scandinavian personal name, whence the names of the parishes, etc., of Herringby, Herringfleet, Herringstone, Herringswell, and Herrington.
How popular is Herink?
Despite the fact that the number of Herink bearers increased by 4.17 per cent in 2010 US census to 225 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2127 spots and ranked at 83541. The last name was found in merely 8 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94.67 | 95.83 |
| Others | 3.11 | 0 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 2.22 | 2.31 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Rozarizi Herink hailed from Germany. 70 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on America and arrived on March 10, 1888. Theodor Herink, aged 28, are others that migrated to US.